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Captain Obvious
09-17-2014, 10:47 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/texas-judge-big-lebowski-2014-9


"The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is similarly suspicious of prior restraints," wrote Justice Lehrmann in the decision (http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/2014/aug/130043.pdf) highlighting a cornerstone that has "been reaffirmed time and again by the Supreme Court, this Court, Texas courts of appeals, legal treatises, and even popular culture."

That last reference to popular culture contained an interesting footnote citing none other than Walter Sobchak, a character in the 1998 film. This is the footnote:

http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/540a733a69bedd3b533bbe71-649-97/screen%20shot%202014-09-05%20at%206.45.05%20pm.png


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn-kxUEySy0#action=share

http://cdn.meme.li/instances/500x/54418407.jpg

Green Arrow
09-17-2014, 11:52 AM
That's freakin' awesome :tongue:

Peter1469
09-17-2014, 02:44 PM
Some judges like doing stuff like that every now and then.