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Twa Cats anes on a Cheese did light,
To which baith had an equal Right,
But Disputes, sic as aft arise,
Fell out at sharing of the Prize…

—Allan Ramsay (1686–1758), “The twa Cats & the Cheese”
via the National Library of Scotland
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An 18th-century Scots poem for International Cat Day

https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105690319

#Scottish #literature #Scots #Scotslanguage #poem #18thcentury #law #legal #humor #humour #InternationalCatDay

The twa Cats and the Cheese
Fable IX
by Allan Ramsay

Twa Cats anes on a Cheese did light,
To which baith had an equal Right,
But Disputes, sic as aft arise,
Fell out at sharing of the Prize;
Fair Play said ane, Ye bite o’er thick
Thae Teeth of yours gang wonder quick:
Let’s part it, else lang or the Moon
Be chang’d, the Kebuck will be done.

ALT

But wha’s to do’t,—They’re Parties baith,
And ane may do the other Skaith,
Sae with Consent away they trudge,
And laid the Cheese before a Judge,
A Monkey with a campsho Face,
Clerk to a Justice of the Peace,
A Judge he seem’d in Justice skill’d,
When he his Master’s Chair fill’d;
Now Umpire chosen for Division,
Baith sware to stand by his Decision.
Demure he looks.—The Cheese he pales,—
He prives it good,—Ca’s for the Scales,
His Knife whops throw’t,—In twa it fell,
He puts ilk Haff in either Shell;
Said he, We’ll truly weigh the Case,
And strickest Justice shall have Place,
Then lifting up the Scales, he fand
The tane bang up, the ither stand;
Syne out he took the heaviest Haff,
And ate a Knoost o’t quickly aff,
And try’d it syne,—It now prov’d light,
Friend Cats, said he, We’ll do ye right.
Then to the ither Haff he fell,
And laid till’t teughly Tooth and Nail,
Till weigh’d again it lightest prov’d:
The Judge wha this sweet Process lov’d,
Still weigh’d the Case, and still ate on,
Till Clients baith were weary grown,

ALT

And tenting how the Matter went,
Cry’d, Come, come Sir, We’re baith content.
Ye Fools, quoth he, and Justice too
Maun be content as well as you.
Thus grumbled they, thus he went on,
Till baith the Haves were near hand done;
Poor Pousies now the Daffine saw
Of gawn for Nignyes to the Law:
And bill’d the Judge that he wad please
To give them the remaining Cheese:
To which his Worship grave reply’d,
The Dues of Court maun first be paid.
Now Justice pleas’d,—What’s to the Fore
Will but right scrimply clear your Score;
That’s our Decreet,—Gae Hame and Sleep,
And thank us ye’re win aff sae cheap.

ALT

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83d

Top Experts’ Backgrounder: #Military Action Against #Iran & US #Domestic #Law

With #Trump reportedly considering bringing the #UnitedStates directly into the armed conflict between #Israel & Iran, & in particular #offensive strikes against Iran’s #nuclear program, it is important to understand the #legal framework that governs whether & when a President can use military force overseas under US domestic law (…the use of force must also comport w/ #InternationalLaw…).

https://www.justsecurity.org/64645/war-powers-trump-iran-strikes/

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57d

In recent weeks, Israeli ofcls have briefed journalists & foreign counterparts on a loose plan to force hundreds of thousands of #Palestinian #civilians into an area controlled by #Israel’s military close to the Gaza-Egypt border. #Legal experts have warned the plan would violate #InternationalLaw because the civilians would be barred indefinitely from returning to their homes in other parts of #Gaza, a restriction that would constitute a form of #EthnicCleansing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-cease-fire.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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78d

#Law & #Legal picks of the day:

➡️ @ToSDR - FOSS project to summarise & grade online terms of service, founded in 2012

➡️ @creativecommons - Non-profit org promoting & developing creative commons licences

➡️ @Curia (in English) & @Curia_fr (in French) - Court of Justice of the EU, interpretation of EU law

➡️ @BGH_Bund - German Federal Court of Justice (in German)

➡️ @BVerwG_de - German Federal Administrative Court (in German)

➡️ @bundesfinanzhof - German Federal Fiscal Court (in German)

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50d

#GiftArticle

#Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 #judges who ruled against him 
A comprehensive analysis of hundreds of lawsuits against Trump policies shows dozens of examples of defiance, delay & dishonesty, which experts say pose an unprecedented threat to the #US #legal system.

#law #judiciary #Constitution #democracy #SeparationOfPowers #Autocracy #AbuseOfPower
https://wapo.st/4eVMYP0

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50d

A federal judge appeared deeply skeptical on Monday of the #Trump admin’s efforts to strip #HarvardUniversity of billions of dollars in #research #funding, suggesting the school might prevail in its #legal battle against the admin.
Judge Allison D. Burroughs did not issue a ruling…, but she did seem receptive to #Harvard’s arguments, as both the #school & the #DOJ sought to have the case decided in their favor without a trial.

#law #Constitution #DueProcess #AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/trump-administration-harvard-hearing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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47d

Facebook, Google cease political advertising in the EU because of new EU transparency and accountability law

Last year the European Union introduced legislation to greatly improve the transparency around political advertising, specifically on social media and websites. The law mandates a few very basic requirements that tend to alr

https://www.osnews.com/story/142892/facebook-google-cease-political-advertising-in-the-eu-because-of-new-eu-transparency-and-accountability-law/

#Legal

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