"Vanderhorst had been under the influence of MDMA and three litres of vodka she had consumed on the night of the offence last September, her lawyer Michael Hill told the court."

Brought to you by the same person who ordered the original 'congrats on the autism' cake (im marrying them, the biggest flex of my life), I now bring you the post-top surgery cake they ordered me

There was recently a copyright infringement case in YA and I need everyone to know that the following sentence was in the legal decision:

“Regarding setting, the court held that both works taking place in Alaska high schools was not protectable because Alaska is a public place and setting a teen novel in a high school is a common genre convention.”

I've read the entire decision (skimming over the purely legal precedent/definitions bit) and here are some of my favorite bits: