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William W Bedsworth

William W Bedsworth

February 20, 2006 | National Law Journal

How I Won the Pulitzer

William Bedsworth fantasizes about the time he won the Pulitzer Prize. Somehow it involved Kenny G., ex-Rep. Randy Cunningham, and several antiques appraisers.

By William W. Bedsworth

8 minute read

December 16, 2005 | The Recorder

How I Won the Pulitzer

William Bedsworth explains the connection between defense contractors, corrupt congressman and that 19th-century commode.

By William W. Bedsworth

13 minute read

December 30, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Let the Good Times Rot

One of the character flaws that suited me to a life in the criminal law was my abysmal lack of patience. Criminal law is the last refuge of the impatient attorney, and I have the patience of a gnat.

By William W. Bedsworth

8 minute read

July 06, 2007 | Law.com

Skidding Through the Learning Curve

What must it be like for the lawyer representing a high school student suing over her marks? Bedsworth has some ideas. No Subscription Required

By William W. Bedsworth

11 minute read

April 21, 2003 | National Law Journal

I Say 'Lumberjack.' You Say . . .

T.S. Eliot said, "April is the cruelest month." In California, there is a government office whose whole purpose is to keep judges from using words like cruelest,writes William Bedsworth.

By William W. Bedsworth

8 minute read

March 16, 2012 | The Recorder

Viewpoint: Pakistan Bans Words and a Breakfast Treat

By William W. Bedsworth

10 minute read

March 30, 2009 | National Law Journal

Baaad Behavior

Confronted by an especially resourceful thief, the Nigerian State Police did not give up. When their suspect used magic to turn himself into a goat, they arrested the cloven-hoofed beast.

By William W. Bedsworth

10 minute read

January 03, 2005 | National Law Journal

Whoopee to You All, Too

Get your buddies together, add a keg of beer and someone to take notes, and just, uh, predict the big news stories of 2005. Isn't that how real journalists do it? asks William Bedsworth.

By William W. Bedsworth

9 minute read

August 25, 2008 | National Law Journal

They All Jumped the Fence

Clearly, evolution is a crock, writes William Bedsworth. Instead of running out of stupid human tricks, we're coming up with new ones at a rate that defies his ability to keep up. He has three examples here, and all of them make him want to turn in his Homo sapiens membership card, pull a Kurt Vonnegut, and just jump the f------ fence.

By William W. Bedsworth

10 minute read

October 27, 2006 | The Recorder

Step Away From the Microwave

Beds' old prosecutorial instincts � along with his more unseemly leanings � get tweaked by a case in Pennsylvania.

By William W. Bedsworth

12 minute read