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| Trust Me, I'm an Expert: Lap Dance Experts | Top |
| Today I learned that there are people in this world who are testifying experts in the field of "lap dancing." That, combined with my discovery in April that there are testifying "smell experts," has prompted me to launch what could become an ongoing series of posts here at LBW called "Trust Me, I'm an Expert." A Reuters article from earlier this month (via Lowering the Bar) that discussed the testimony of a lap dance expert may have many men with pockets full of one-dollar bills thinking that they missed their calling. In 677 New Loudon Corp. v. State of New York Tax Appeals Tribunal, a gentleman's club near Albany, N.Y., called Nite Moves claimed that it did not need to charge a sales tax on private lap dances because such dances are "dramatic or musical art performances" not subject to such tax. In support of its argument, Nite Moves relied on the expert testimony of cultural anthropologist who based upon her personal observations gleaned from a visit to petitioner's club, as well as her review of the dances depicted on the Nite Moves DVD entered into evidence at the administrative hearing and her interviews with certain of the club's dancers,... | |
| The Day's Three Burning Legal Questions | Top |
| Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I'm a hunter seeking a challenge. This guy on the Internet says that for $10,000, I can hunt him for 24 hours. He claims to be "faster than a wild turkey, smart as any GODDAMN wild boar and willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the monetary health of my family." Can I do this? Answer: Whoa. No!! (HUNT ME 4 SPORT) 2) Question: I'm writing a restaurant review. One of the dishes I sampled was a bit too salty. What is the best way to express this without offending the owner? Answer: Wait, did you only try one dish? If so, then labeling the food "too salty" could land you in jail for 30 days. (Jonathan Turley, Blogger Jailed For Calling Food At Taiwan Restaurant "Too Salty") 3) Question: We have a sting operation set up to catch a guy who we believe is "sexting" an underage girl. Why is the suspect arriving to meet the girl in a horse-drawn buggy?! Answer: Sometimes Amish men get caught up in these sting operations, too. It happens. (CBS/WKRC, Amish sexting case catches Ind. man... | |
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