California
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.07.22
* White House condemns Russia’s legal campaign against fake news. [Reuters]
* Nevertheless, they persisted: More Texans than expected were able to get healthcare access despite SB8’s limitations. [NYT]
* Washington’s House just approved limitations on gun magazine sizes. Oddly enough, the nerf will not effect Nerf products. [Seattle Times]
* Six feet! Oregon wants to prevent home buyers from getting a little too personal with their please-sell-us-the-house “love letters.” [USA Today]
* Long legacy: lawmakers are trying to get rid of a 1950 California Constitution addition meant to keep Black families out of White neighborhoods. [SFGate]
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Government
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.25.22
* And the winner is? Biden made his Supreme Court justice pick and we should know her name soon. [WaPo]
* Beware of scrubs: A new California law may mean you better make sure your friend stays in the passenger side of the rental. [SF Gate]
* The future of abortion rights are unclear in Nebraska. [Omaha]
* Not that united: The DOJ wants to prevent an $8b United Health x Change Healthcare merger. [IBJ]
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Marijuana
Are States Crossing The Lines?
How the Dormant Commerce Clause is impacting the manufacture, sale, and marketing of hemp-derived products. -
Law Schools
Kim Kardashian's Lawyerly Legal Pads Are Absolutely Amazing
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.10.22
* No faux zone: Hawaii 5-0 are cracking down on bootleg Super Bowl gear. [Hawaii News Now]
* A celebrity with a cause: Senators agree to revive law that boosts domestic violence protections after Angelina Jolie scolds them. [Reuters]
* Cali makes it easier for farmers to crop out their crops. [KSBY]
* Why did the mountain lion cross the road? Well, it’s not like there was an overpass! Some new Cali infrastructure aims to change that. [NPR]
* Looking for love this February? Protect your heart and pockets: money scams on Tinder are up. [MyPanHandle]
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Government
When It Comes To Housing, Big Cats Aren’t A Force Majeure
Don’t the rich know that NIMBY by proxy isn’t the cat’s meow? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.08.22
* Scaredy cats in Cali decide to not use the mountain lion excuse for not wanting poor people living next to them. [Fox]
* Legislators! Mount up: Pennsylvania is figuring out how to regulate legal weed. [WFMZ]
* All Dogs Go to Hospital: Massachusetts law now lets K-9s in need of medical aid ride in an ambulance. [Boston]
* Kansas City is cracking down on human trafficking. Good on them. [Fox 4 KC]
* We all know its LSAT über alles, but have you wondered where the GRE will fit in? [Law.com]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.03.22
* Teamwork makes the dream work! Small firms are merging together in New Jersey. [Law.com]
* Mississippi has legalized medical marijuana for debilitating conditions. Think it’s about time for it to be taken off the Schedule I list yet? [AP News]
* Requiem for a career: Controversy arises as a proponent of election fraud tries to rebrand as a crooner. [Bleeding Cool]
* Record keeping you down? Utah’s clean slate law might be a bit of help. Tell a friend! Who lives in Utah, of course. [At The U]
* You’ve hakuna’d your last matata! Californians look to legal solutions to deal with their feral hog problem. [Eater]
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Marijuana
Illegal Cannabis Market Continues To Thrive Because Of High Taxes On Legal Weed
The higher cost of legal weed is so significant that most users are continuing to buy from illegal sources. -
Legal Ethics
How Would You Define Ethics?
Stop the presses, or whatever the 21st century version would be, because the State Bar of California has recommended that Tom Girardi be disbarred. -
Government
Nice Glock. Do You Have Insurance For That?
Wonder what the penalty for not having insurance would be. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.21.22
* California has the opportunity to modify or do away with their three strikes law. I hope they take it. [Voice of San Diego]
* Tennessee creates law intended to penalize kids who make threats online. The first person to get locked up over a TikTok is never gonna live that down. [WKRN]
* The three officers who did nothing as their coworker killed a man with his knee will also face trial soon. [NPR]
* Electronic sniffing dogs are being used to detect child pornography. This is going to end up in a Criminal Procedure casebook isn’t it? [ABC]
* Green thumbs and orange jumpsuits: man sentenced to two years for smuggling succulents. [LAist]
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Small Law Firms
Parole Denied For An Assassin, Several Steps Forward, The Emoji Defense, And Sing It, Aretha
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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
A New Reason To Get An Impression Of Erie
Hey, SCOTUS! Got a family who wants to get their art back. Oblige them. -
California
California State Bar Is Thinking About Letting Nonlawyer Paraprofessionals Practice Law In Certain Areas
If the group is serious about improving access to justice by lowering the educational barrier to entry, they should lobby the ABA’s Section of Legal Education to adopt changes that would reduce the overall cost of law school by reducing course load or substituting work experience for academic credit. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.30.21
* Michigan and other states saw a lot more fraudulent claims where people asked the government for financial assistance. Probably wouldn’t be a thing if there was UBI, but hey. [NPR]
* Playing both sides partnered well for her legal career. Maybe you should do the same? [Law.com]
* California wants businesses to open their black boxes. Maybe this is a sign we should all be more transparent come 2022. [Marketplace]
* Florida judge found love in a hopeless place and got his license suspended for it. Is recusal not a thing down there or something? [Tampa Bay Times]
* High hopes for equity could mean abolishing the bar. I can’t wait for last call on unnecessary testing. [The Hill]
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Government
What Else Could Happen To California Lawyers? Don’t Ask.
Don’t be afraid to go for what you want. You won’t have a Legislature second-guessing you. -