Ridiculous Lawsuits

This week we discuss what other people feel their morals are worth. We'll talk about what may be the world's most expensive pair of pants, how not to wash a hot air balloon, and why you really can't blame your shoes should you decide to stomp someone's face in.

Sources:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ridiculus#Latin

https://www.etymonline.com/word/law

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suit

https://blogs.findlaw.com/greedy_associates/2013/07/5-funny-terms-only-federal-judges-use.html

http://www.shakelaw.com/blog/five-ridiculous-words-on-lawyers-use-and-need-to-stop-using/

https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education

http://homepages.rpi.edu/~verwyc/Chap4law.htm

http://ogdenpage.com/frivolous_lawsuits.htm

https://connorreporting.com/5-expensive-court-cases-us-history/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/convict-pimp-100-million-suit-nike-dangerous-shoes-tossed-article-1.1960944

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/goes-around-litigates-around/

https://www.thebalancesmb.com/most-ridiculous-lawsuits-of-all-time-4110919

http://www.cracked.com/article_20477_5-famous-frivolous-lawsuits-that-didnt-actually-happen.html

https://newrepublic.com/article/113739/jonathan-lee-riches-jailhouse-lawyer-turned-internet-celebrity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_Trial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-evolution_legislation