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Family Law
Did The New Alabama IVF Protection Law Fix The State's Embryo Problem?
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Family Law
5 Things You Should Know About The Alabama Declaration That Embryos Are People
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Courts
Alabama's F You To The Supreme Court Isn't Working Out The Way They Hoped
Again Alabama is on the wrong side of a court ruling. -
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Law Schools
Notre Dame Law Professor Has Trouble With Difficult Concept Of Counting To 2
This isn't actually difficult. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.13.22
* Biden’s loud plea for governors to pardon weed offenses may fall on deaf ears. [Politico]
* LA unveils a pilot UBI program for young adults. What’s next, healthcare and stable housing?! I hope so. [LA Times]
* Doesn’t look like Kavanaugh cares too much about if you get paid. [Reuters]
* The DOJ finds Alabama’s foster care system isn’t that sweet of a home. [Al Today]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.04.22
* No more baseball rules for preteens in New Jersey — Progress! [New Jersey Monitor]
* In Missouri and plan on voting? Here’s a primer. [Missouri Independent]
* Michigan’s abortion laws may be subject to change. Take 3 to learn about Prop 3. [Axios]
* Supreme Court slated to hear Alabama’s voting rights case. Welp, democracy was nice while it lasted. [Reuters]
* The Onion makes it way to the Supreme Court. No, seriously. [NYT]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.11.22
* It takes two: Pregnant driver argues that they should be able to use the carpool lane under Dobbs. [NY Daily News]
* Alabama judge accuses liberals of being racist after being caught doing a racism against Asian folks. [NBC News]
* “Could you be a little less loud about expecting us to do something after you’ve lost a civil right? Thanks.” – Joe Biden + Friends [The Daily Beast]
* Duty of care? 911 dispatcher charged with involuntary manslaughter because they refused to send out an ambulance unless the person asking for help said the magic words. [Insider]
* At this think tank, the uniform is your Sunday best. [ProPublica]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.12.22
* Judge faces threat of early retirement for not putting the interests of her party above judicial ethics. How dare she have a backbone? [Guardian]
* Parents prepare to sue over Alabama law that prevents gender-affirming medical procedures in youth under 19. [The Hill]
* Amazing list of things to look for when selecting a law school just dropped. Suggestion — avoid any place employing Amy Wax and her ilk. [US News]
* What is the consequence for police lying during a disciplinary hearing? Survey says: meh. [NY Post]
* Law and Technicalities in New York City: revision in law makes it rarer for criminal cases to get tossed out when prosecutors make an oopsie. [Gothamist]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.25.22
* If corporations are people, what’s next, rivers? Well actually… [NCRonline]
* Alabama’s attempt at redistricting was thrown out. Does the Voting Right Act still have some teeth left after all? [Reuters]
* The use of affirmative action in college admissions is probably next up on the Supreme Court’s chopping block. [USA Today]
* Woman is arrested in Texas after trying to buy someone’s child at a Wal-Mart for $500k. There are some things you just can’t roll back prices on, libertarians. [NBC News]
* Police sent the wrong guy to jail because his name was too similar to someone else’s. Guess a rose by any other name is bitter after all. [Independent]
* The “Right to Repair” movement has some executive backing. Celebrate by doing it yourself! Or paying a third-party vendor. You do you. [Vice]
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Marijuana
In 2022, Can We Stop Arresting Folks For Weed?
Instead of weed, they should have been moving something that’s not a threat. Like high-powered assault rifles. -
Courts
Broke Judge Deemed Too Racist For Alabama
Not gonna lie, 'Too racist for Alabama' would be a sick LinkedIn line. -
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Courts
Well, This Judge Seems Like A Real Frickin' Delight
(Alleged) Racism! Sexism! And tantrums! Oh, my! -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.07.21
* Lawsuits were filed mere minutes after Florida’s new election reform was signed into law. Those attorneys must be fast typers… [Newsweek]
* Check out this article on a law grad who has netted $83,000 a year as an underwear model on OnlyFans. [Law and More]
* Roy Moore’s lawyer was reportedly absent from a hearing in the case he filed against Sacha Baron Cohen related to Moore’s appearance on Who Is America. [Courthouse News]
* Devin Nunes’s attorney has been ordered to pay CNN $21,000 in legal fees for filing frivolous defamation litigation. [Law and Crime]
* The Attorney General of Texas has unblocked critics on Twitter following a lawsuit. [Yahoo News]
* A lawsuit filed by an astronomer against a company that created a doll in her likeness has been dismissed. Like many things, very reminiscent of a Seinfeld episode… [Chicago Sun Times]
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Government
Leader Of Republican Attorneys General Association Resigns Over Group's Role In Pre-Riot Rally
Let's make consequences trend in 2021. -
Government
Republican Attorneys General Association Encouraged Supporters To Attend Wednesday's Action At The Capitol
They asked 'patriots' to 'continue to fight to protect the integrity of our elections.' And fight they did.