'Vampire' Law Not Dead
Just in time for Halloween, a Canadian law professor has put together a round-up of vampire and zombie references in legal jurisprudence. There have been more than 200 such mentions during the past 50 years, with the vast majority in the United States, found Sharon Sutherland of the University of British Columbia. A teacher of theater as well as law classes, she has long been interested in the fictional world of the undead as portrayed in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other popular television programs.
Sometimes judges use silly vampire references to make clear to everyone that they're not taking a frivolous case seriously. It also helps somewhat dry legal opinions to have a little romance and show some sensitivity to common culture. With zombie movies the rage, will we see the "living dead" arise in orders?