LIVE WIRE
MARKETSEquity futures cautious as rate-cut timeline remains uncertain•MARKETSTreasury yields edge higher amid mixed economic signals•MARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity steady as firms eye AI-driven deals•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson reaffirmed states' authority over abortion regulation•TOP CASE303 Creative: SCOTUS rules free speech can limit public-accommodation laws•TOP CASEStudents for Fair Admissions ended race-conscious admissions at U.S. universities•USAFederal judiciary vacancy rates affect case backlogs across districts•USAClass-action filings in consumer-protection cases remain at elevated levels•USACongress continues debate over reforming the Administrative Procedure Act•WORLDEU AI Act creates new compliance obligations for legal-tech providers•WORLDInternational arbitration caseloads rise as cross-border disputes increase•WORLDUK Supreme Court rulings on data privacy draw attention from global litigants•MARKETSEquity futures cautious as rate-cut timeline remains uncertain•MARKETSTreasury yields edge higher amid mixed economic signals•MARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity steady as firms eye AI-driven deals•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson reaffirmed states' authority over abortion regulation•TOP CASE303 Creative: SCOTUS rules free speech can limit public-accommodation laws•TOP CASEStudents for Fair Admissions ended race-conscious admissions at U.S. universities•USAFederal judiciary vacancy rates affect case backlogs across districts•USAClass-action filings in consumer-protection cases remain at elevated levels•USACongress continues debate over reforming the Administrative Procedure Act•WORLDEU AI Act creates new compliance obligations for legal-tech providers•WORLDInternational arbitration caseloads rise as cross-border disputes increase•WORLDUK Supreme Court rulings on data privacy draw attention from global litigants•
OIG CRIMINAL WIRE
ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez convicted — bribery, extortion & acting as a foreign agent — 11 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty — wire fraud & aggravated identity theft — 87 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI agent Robert Hanssen — espionage for Russia — life without parole⚖ON THE RECORDFormer CIA officer Aldrich Ames — espionage against the United States — life in prison⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI counterintel chief Charles McGonigal pled guilty — sanctions violations for a Russian oligarch⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — convicted of corruption — 14 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — racketeering & extortion — 28 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — racketeering & fraud — 10 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter pled guilty — conversion of campaign funds⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty — $750K in campaign funds — 30 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn — stole & leaked tax returns — 5 years⚖ON THE RECORDBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force — 8 police officers convicted of racketeering & robbery⚖ON THE RECORD'Fat Leonard' scandal — dozens of Navy officials convicted of bribery & fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FCI Dublin warden Ray Garcia convicted — abuse of incarcerated women — 70 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer DHS acting IG Charles Edwards pled guilty — stealing government software & data⚖ON THE RECORDFormer VA pathologist Robert Levy — fraud & involuntary manslaughter — 20 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — convicted of corruption — 6.5 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NSA contractor Reality Winner — Espionage Act — 63 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez convicted — bribery, extortion & acting as a foreign agent — 11 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty — wire fraud & aggravated identity theft — 87 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI agent Robert Hanssen — espionage for Russia — life without parole⚖ON THE RECORDFormer CIA officer Aldrich Ames — espionage against the United States — life in prison⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI counterintel chief Charles McGonigal pled guilty — sanctions violations for a Russian oligarch⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — convicted of corruption — 14 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — racketeering & extortion — 28 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — racketeering & fraud — 10 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter pled guilty — conversion of campaign funds⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty — $750K in campaign funds — 30 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn — stole & leaked tax returns — 5 years⚖ON THE RECORDBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force — 8 police officers convicted of racketeering & robbery⚖ON THE RECORD'Fat Leonard' scandal — dozens of Navy officials convicted of bribery & fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FCI Dublin warden Ray Garcia convicted — abuse of incarcerated women — 70 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer DHS acting IG Charles Edwards pled guilty — stealing government software & data⚖ON THE RECORDFormer VA pathologist Robert Levy — fraud & involuntary manslaughter — 20 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — convicted of corruption — 6.5 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NSA contractor Reality Winner — Espionage Act — 63 months⚖
McSkunkville Manufacturing Works · Bern, Switzerland
In Bern they say hello twice and mean it once — McSkunkville fixes the ratio. These days, letters postmarked Bern sit in the town's welcome drawer, and Wherever Bern needs a story with a spine, the town obliges.
The Long Line makes things that outlive their warranties on purpose. Gideon Pratt walks the floor twice daily and knows every machine by its hum.
Stamped on every product: MADE IN McSKUNKVILLE. BUILT TO BE INHERITED.
Worldwide Access — McSkunkville Manufacturing Works greets readers in Bern and 38,000 cities beyond. Full directory.
Advertising Real Estate · Bern City Page
THIS SPACE AVAILABLE
Founder's rates from $100/mo — before they go astronomical. Walmart, AutoZone, CBC: claim your billboard →
© 2026 David McDermott · LAW SKUNK™ · McSkunkville™ · All Rights Reserved. All characters, lore, artwork and games — Atticus Bradstreet McDermott™, Judge Brett David McSkunk™, David Bradstreet McSkunk™, Jim McSkunk Rockford™, Hugh "Le Pew" McSkunkner™, The Firm, the McSkunkville Casino™ and Series One: The Case of the McSkunk Ruby™ — are original works protected under 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Unauthorized reproduction or commercial use is prohibited.Sealed in the Copyright Vault →