Similar to Judge Kozinski's famous Syufy opinion (which had over 200 references to movies), Judge Lee's recent opinion regarding the Turtles (whose "iconic anthem" is Happy Together), contains references to a bunch of songs. How many can you find in the 22 pages here? (See below for some answers.)
Today's DJ profiles Fresno County Superior Court Judge Heather Jones, who was a criminal staff attorney at the Cal Supreme Court 2004-2005.
[Here are Turtles opinion song references that jump out on a quick read: Let It Be; Revolution; Little Help from My Friends; Great Balls of Fire; California Dreaming; Night and Day; Born in the U.S.A.; Walk the Line; Leader of the Pack; Keep me Hanging On; The Twist; Nowhere to Run; It's Now or Never; Sound of Silence; New York State of Mind; etc.] This seems like a good time to re-post this: In A Rule Against Fun, Richard Re reviews a forthcoming law review article: Nina Varsava, Professional Irresponsibility and Judicial Opinions, __ Hous. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming, 2021), available at SSRN), https://courtslaw.jotwell.com/a-rule-against-fun/.