Louisiana

* When in Rome: Alito openly worries about religious liberties being respected in his first big talk after ruining the right to choose. [Bloomberg] * Kamala Harris makes headlines for forcing the liberal agenda down peoples throats by literally just accommodating blind folks at the 32nd anniversary of the Americans With Disability Act’s. [MSNBC] * […]

* Here’s a map showing the legality of abortion, state by state. [The Guardian]

* Stare decisis? I hardly knew her! [CNN]

* A matter of judgment: Louisiana judge temporarily prevents abortion ban from kicking in. [WDSU]

* States scramble to prevent the 2nd Amendment from being an absolute right. [NYT]

* I know that Nietzsche had some thoughts on the utility of truth and lies, but actively fighting history is just silly. [NBC News]

* No, Patrick, you cannot puff, puff, drive. [Oregon Live]

* Sports betting was legalized in Kansas. Finally, something to do for fun besides eat barbecue. [Kansas Reflector]

* Ding Dong Protest: Wonder who was behind the SCOTUS home meet and greets? [USA Today]

* The Louisiana bill that tried to classify abortions as homicides didn’t make it into law. Woop Woop! [Reuters]

* Mum’s the word: They’ve been fighting for a ruling like the Alito leak for decades — why so quiet? [HuffPost]

* Louisiana is going all in on criminalizing uteri. [FOX]

* States consider laws that will make drunk drivers responsible for paying child support. Please just take an Uber home. [USA Today]

* Colorado is setting itself up as a refuge for abortion access. [NPR]

* A brilliant 19-year-old just achieved a JD. Not sure if no bar review made it harder or easier to do. [CBS]

*  Leave me alone: Philly’s Driving Equity Law stops cops from pulling people over for minor traffic violations. [Billy Penn]

* Only Fox I trust is a Red One: Former Fox News producer in legal trouble after allegedly working with Russian Oligarchs [NYT]

* Law school applications are down 10%! Maybe this video is finally doing what needs to be done. [Reuters]

* Louisiana legislator wants to ban watching porn at college. Will the procrasturbation ban raise or tank GPAs, I wonder? [Lailluminator]

* Oregon’s Senate just passed a bill that specifies when cops can use tear gas on people. I hope the acceptable scenarios are closer to never than when the clouds are out. [KPTV]

* A working-from-home benefit is that you can keep an eye on your young ones. Better than having Alexa doing the babysitting. [Business Insider]

* Louisiana doctors will be prescribing flower come Jan 1. Gotta get greens in your diet somehow. [KALB]

* Keeping tabs on liberty can be difficult. Here’s a summary of voting rights and voting wrongs that will color 2022. [NYT]

* In New Jersey, a mom’s sentence for killing her son was overturned after judges ruled the jury had no idea what the hell they were doing. [NBC]

* Arizona legal paraprofessionals are on the way to do good work at more affordable rates. Talk about raising the bar. [Santa Fe New Mexican]

* A lawsuit has been filed over Floyd Mayweather’s fight against Logan Paul next month. Sounds like the claims might be a knock out… [Fox News]

* Allegations made in litigation suggest that a former Trump lawyer is raiding a nonprofit for her own personal use. [AP]

* The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned a medical marijuana initiative in that state. Hopefully legalized marijuana there isn’t just a “pipe” dream… [Mississippi Today]

* A Louisiana lawyer has been charged with attempting to bring contraband into a local jail. [ABC News]

* A top lawyer is investigating the disappearance of Tiger King star Carole Baskin’s husband. Maybe he’ll make a music video about his theories… [TMZ]

* Taylor Swift and a Utah theme park have have dropped their copyright infringement claims against one another. Guess they no longer have “bad blood” and would rather “shake it off”… [Rolling Stone]

* A top Obama lawyer is being vetted for an antitrust position at the Department of Justice. [Politico]

* A Louisiana man is in hot water for pretending to be a lawyer. [ABC News]

* The University of Southern California has agreed to a $852 million payout to settle sexual abuse claims against a longtime campus gynecologist. [Yahoo News]

* Marijuana will soon be legal in the Empire State. Kind of gives new meaning to a “New York state of mind”… [New York Post]

* A lawyer for Britney Spears claims the singer will not hold any performances until her father steps down from a court-appointed conservatorship over her. Seems like she’s at a “crossroads” and they should leave Britney alone! [Fox News]

* Check out this piece from my former boss on the possibility of President Trump being pardoned. [CNN]

* A Louisiana attorney has been reprimanded for allegedly attempting to intimidate an expert witness. [Bloomberg Law]

* The Trump Campaign is using a fair use defense to ward off a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the 80s hit “Electric Avenue.” To be fair, it’s a catchy song. [Hollywood Reporter]

* A defamation lawsuit filed against CNN by the Trump Campaign has been dismissed. Guess CNN doesn’t suck so much… [Yahoo News]

* Three members of a $31.7 million fraudulent slip-and-fall ring have been sentenced to prison. Wonder if they got the idea from Slippin’ Jimmy. [Insurance Journal]

* Former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has abandoned her short-lived defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton. [CNN]

* A Louisiana attorney who was suspended from practice for chest bumping a prosecutor has been reinstated as a lawyer. Apparently the chest bump was not like the kind seen in football. [Advocate]

* The Los Angeles City Attorney has sued a company for selling allegedly fake COVID-19 tests. [Orange County Register]

* There is some hope that a TV series based on The Lincoln Lawyer will be produced after all. Thought I already saw the reboot, but realized it was just a Matthew McConaughey car commercial. [Hollywood Reporter]

* Since this website has not published a Lawyerly Lairs article in a while, just wanted to report that a top Chicago criminal lawyer has listed his posh pad for sale. [Crain’s Chicago]

* Harvey Weinstein is trying to delay a civil lawsuit because he is suffering from back injuries. [New York Post] * Coca-Cola is looking for a new general counsel. They should make candidates take the “Pepsi Challenge.” [Corporate Counsel]

* A Florida woman who has a law degree but never passed the bar has been charged with stealing the identity of an admitted attorney. This was funny in My Cousin Vinny but not in real life. [Tampa Bay Times]

* Sarah Palin said she first learned of her husband’s divorce plans in an email from his attorney. Jeeze, that’s cold. [San Francisco Chronicle]

* A U.S. service member is challenging a ban on active military personnel suing their doctors for malpractice. [NBC News]

* The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to revive a lawsuit against the NFL regarding a missed call at a Saints game. Hope the plaintiff is not a sore loser. [ESPN]

* Massachusetts lawmakers are considering whether to make coerced suicide a crime after the suicide of Conrad Roy III at the encouragement of his girlfriend. [CNN]

* A Nevada attorney has been disbarred for letting clients use her cellphone during jailhouse consultations. Seems harsh — prisoners use cellphones in Orange is the New Black all the time… [Bloomberg Law]