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The Daily Memo - 10/5/06
Weezer is suing Miller Brewing for trademark infringement and violation of the band’s right of publicity. (The Hollywood Reporter, Esq.)
A Massachusetts state judge has opened the state’s gay marriage doors, ruling that a Rhode Island lesbian couple could be married in Massachusetts since Rhode Island doesn’t have a law that specifically bans same-sex marriage. (Reuters)
Rejoice - it’s still legal, and not public indecency, to have sex in your backyard hot tub as long as you think others can’t see you. (Chicago Sun-Times)
In Alameda, California, it’s okay to call one mayoral candidate a clown because Kenny the Clown is, you know, an actual clown. (Yahoo)
A Boston police officer has been charged after using his authority as a cop to force a prostitute to have sex with him - he was busted because she stole his badge and went to the FBI. (Yahoo)
Last week, a Pennsylvania man showed up to court with a cardboard box over his head in an attempt to conceal his identity from a potential witness. (Centre Daily)
In the least unsurprising lawsuit of the week, photographer Larry Birkhead is suing to try to prove that he’s the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s recent daughter, DannieLynn Hope, as opposed to Smith’s attorney and recent commitment ceremony participant, Howard K. Stern. (Zap2It)
The injunction against EchoStar, resulting from its patent infringement loss to TiVo, has been stayed. (The Hollywood Reporter, Esq.)
