Abortion
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.19.22
* Prepare for the Olympics! Unless you live in an abortion banning state, that is. [ESPN]
* Will lax gun laws increase the chances of going postal? [SHRM]
* All bikes are equal. But some bikes are more electricky than others. [The News Tribune]
* California is working on better bike safety for e-bikes. [Fox 5 San Diego]
* Three men were charged with killing crime boss Whitey Bulger. [USA Today]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.17.22
* Florida courts are now making maturity assessments over medical procedures. [NBC News]
* 45 could be facing 33 if the Espionage Act and a couple other charges stick. Oof. [Business Insider]
* Biden signed a 15% tax rate for corporations yesterday. Maybe they really are people too. [CNBC]
* You know a story is good when it starts off with Florida Man. This time? It involves Apples and theft. [9 to 5 Mac]
* This recent law may make dealing with global warming just a little bit easier. [AP News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.11.22
* Threats to the police are on the rise after Trump’s property got raided. What happened to backing the blue? [Axios]
* SCOTUS’s next term may reconsider the “Insular Cases.” [The Hill]
* Trump pulled a “stop hitting yourself” in a YUGE way. [WaPo]
* If you needed a reminder that Facebook was a surveillance site, here it is. [NBC News]
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Government
A New Meaning For Civil Procedure: Are Doctors Willing To Break Laws To Help Their Patients?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.08.22
* Former Justice Breyer thinks the Rule of Law needs some saving. [Law360.com]
* Biglaw’s big bucks, while still big, are noticeably less so. [Law.com]
* Indiana just put a major abortion ban in place. What now? [NPR]
* A success of the #Metoo movement: DC law empowers young adults. [Wa Po]
* Thoreau in 2022: Some doctors are deciding Hippocrates may be more important than Dobbs. [The Intercept]
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Government
The New Ground For A Censorship-Prone America: Abortion
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.01.22
* What now? 2L gets no offered at a v50 firm. Follow the thread — you might learn something. [Reddit]
* No back alleys: DA will prosecute unsafe abortion providers. [AJC]
* Keep rocking your CROWN: Black workers are gaining legal protection against discrimination over their hair. [Bloomberg Law]
* Louisiana cops will be getting trained on how to recognize the signs of human trafficking. Thought that would have been a lesson you get taught in Police class for a while now. [Louisiana Radio Network]
* Law.com has a great primer for employers looking to support the right to choose. [Law.com]
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Law Schools
Law Student Discovers Catholic Learning Institution Enforces A Religious Code Of Conduct
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Courts, Government
Your Move: California's Copycat Gun Law Is A Direct Response To Dobbs
Love me a good palimpsest. :) -
Government
AZ Man Sues Doctor For Wrongful Death Over Ex-Wife's 2018 Abortion. Thanks, SCOTUS!
It's been three weeks since the Dobbs decision. -
Courts
Kavanaugh's Neighbors Care About Abortion Rights, Just Not Enough To Be Even Mildly Inconvenienced
Washington Post notes that they protest quietly for 30 minutes a day... and then hands a bullhorn over to complaining neighbors. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.19.22
* Considering how wed we are to easy gun access, the Blue Lives Matter crowd might want to make sure 4-year-olds have better trigger discipline. [News On 6]
* Would surfing the ballot tide allow for a prosecutorial override? [MSNBC]
* Texas is quicker on violating children’s right to privacy than preventing teenagers from buying assault rifles. [CNN]
* Nothing upholds the Hippocratic Oath like letting a woman bleed for 10 days for fear of losing a medical license. Thanks, SCOTUS! [Independent]
* News sells, but who’s buying? A free oress only matters if people are pressed enough to read. [The Guardian]
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Government
Turns Out The Answer To One Prosecutor Is Another
Batman clone: 'What gives you the right? What makes you different from me?' Batman: 'I'm not wearing hockey masks!' -
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Law Schools
Jonathan Turley Still Confused By Occam's Razor, Spelling
Just take a second to think about it, buddy. We'll wait for you. -
Government
Returned By The Supreme Court, Michigan Will Decide The Issue Of Abortion
Next term they'll be voting on if heart transplants are okie dokie. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Attorney Is One Of The Lawmakers Behind Letter Targeting Sidley Over Abortion Travel Costs
UPDATE: Guess who is no longer on the firm's website? -
Courts
No, 18 USC §1507 Doesn't Make It A Crime To Protest The Supreme Court Over Abortion
Non-lawyers doing statutory interpretation is cute. -
Health Care / Medicine
How One Company Has Moved To Support Reproductive Rights Despite Looming Regulatory Uncertainty
The reversal of Roe v. Wade led Forma to make a series of changes to its reproductive health benefits on top of what it originally offered — both for its internal employees and its customers.