James, you got to the Clacker Balls case before me. There's a ton of great
case names from *In rem* jurisdiction.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_rem_jurisdiction>
--Ed
On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 3:31 PM, James Alexander <jalexander(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Personally I'm a larger fan of United States v.
Article Consisting of
50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker
Balls
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Article_Consisting_of_50,000_Cardboard_Boxes_More_or_Less,_Each_Containing_One_Pair_of_Clacker_Balls>
and United States v. Forty Barrels & Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Forty_Barrels_%26_Twenty_Kegs_of_Coca-Cola>
Though also nice:
- United States v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._$124,700_in_U.S._Currency>
- United States v. One Book Called Ulysses
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._One_Book_Called_Ulysses>
- One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_1958_Plymouth_Sedan_v._Pennsylvania>
- United States v. Vampire Nation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Vampire_Nation>
;) [careful, legal nerd ;) ]
James Alexander
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Trust & Safety
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On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'll save a few of the shark fins for Rory.
Pine
On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Jeff Elder <jelder(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Pine, you have successfully appealed to my
appreciation for the truly
bizarre:
https://twitter.com/wikipedia/status/680806947210137600
On Saturday, December 26, 2015, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
A curious and amusing name for a real Wikipedia
article about a real US
court case:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Approximately_64,695_Pounds_…
Share on FB and Twitter?
Pine
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