Not entirely related, but I very much enjoyed the reference to United States vs Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola[1], which led me to the category of i

Not entirely related, but I very much enjoyed the reference to United States vs Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola[1], which led me to the category of in rem [2] cases. These are most commonly referenced in civil forfeiture cases (e.g. US vs <some amount of money>), and always struck me as slightly ridiculous ("what did the money ever do wrong?"). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Forty_Barrels_%26_Twenty_Kegs_of_Coca-Cola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Forty_Barrels... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_rem_jurisdiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_rem_jurisdiction