Billy Bob Cooter is spending a Sunday doing what he loves most – attending a NASCAR race to watch his favorite driver Ricky Bobby pilot the #26 Wonder Bread car. It’s a close and exciting race as the drivers begin the final lap towards the checkered flag. With Ricky Bobby in contention, Cooter decides to
Jamie Ribman
The Tax Man Cometh to Cyberspace
Rose Pettle is the owner of Florist Gump, a chain of flower shops throughout Texas. Ever the entrepreneur, Rose launched Bloomarama.com, an internet business selling many floral items in her brick and mortar stores. Bloomarama.com is a separate Florida corporation with no physical location or offices in Texas. However, for the convenience of its customers, …
Rocky Mountain High: Can You Be Fired Even if You Legally Smoked Marijuana?
Stressed out from her job as the manager of Brewed Awakening, a Houston-area coffee shop, Mary Jane Blunt heads to Colorado with her family for a well-deserved Spring Break ski vacation. Blunt is excited to learn that Colorado recently legalized marijuana. While on vacation, Blunt fully enjoys Colorado’s beautiful slopes and relaxed drug laws. …
Who’s Your Daddy? Child Support Liability for Sperm Donation
Kevin Seaman, a sophomore at the University of Texas, is looking to make a little money to buy his special gal a present for Valentine’s Day. Shunning work at the Gap and afraid to be a guinea pig for experimental drug clinical tests, Seaman seeks more romantic fund raising. Late night searching on Craigslist surfaced…
Glock on Board: Can you Keep a Handgun in Your Car if you Don’t have a Concealed Handgun License?
Sam Colt lives in Dallas and is a gun enthusiast. As a result of a rash of car jackings in his neighborhood, Colt regularly carries a Glock 9mm in his vehicle for self-protection, although he does not have a concealed handgun license. Driving to his local bank last week, Colt tosses his gun into the …
Most Likely to Secede: Does Texas have the Constitutional Right to Secede
Hank Hill, a resident of Arlen, Texas, works as a salesman selling propane and propane accessories. Extremely unhappy with the results of the recent presidential election, Hill initiates a petition for Texas to secede from the United States. Hill claims that Texas was a sovereign nation when it joined the Union in 1845 and that…
What Happens If There Is A Tie In The Electoral College?
George W. Bush famously won the 2000 Presidential election by a mere 534 votes in Florida. But did you know that it is possible to have a tie in the U.S. Presidential Election? With the election a day away and polls showing the candidates in a virtual tie, an interesting question arises — what would…
Affirmative Action In College Admissions
Jim Locher is a graduating Texas high school senior who finished just outside the top ten percent of his class. Although his top college choice was the University of Texas at Austin, he wasn’t admitted. Soon thereafter, Locher, who is white, became quite upset when he learned that, although faring better academically in high…
Can You Get Away With Faking Your Own Death?
Aaron Elvis is a world-renowned chemist. His latest paper explaining the chemical origins of life has received unprecedented acclaim in the scientific community. However, there is a small problem. Elvis manipulated some of his test results upon which the paper was based, and now one of his graduate students is about to expose Elvis as…
IRS Going For The Gold: Do Olympic Medal Winners Have to Pay Taxes on Their Winnings?
Justin Thyme is a member of the U.S. Olympic swim team and is returning from London with a gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley. After 10 years of dedicated training, Thyme secured first place when he edged out the next closest finisher by a mere .0007 seconds. After the medal ceremony, Thyme is…