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  • Morning Docket: 03.03.22
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 03.03.22

    * Share the road, or else! Jersey law is a win for cyclists and pedestrians. [North Jersey]

    * Rhode Island’s Supreme Court just overturned a law that considered those serving lifetime sentences civilly dead. [AP]

    * Allow me to shamelessly advertise: Elie Mystal’s new book just dropped — buy it to impress your friends and lovers. May have to settle for the audiobook for a bit though. [Above the Law]

    * Put your money where your school is: Florida mayor commits $5M to soon-to-be law school. [ABA Journal]

    * Stop cutting me off! Churches are recharacterizing their charitable efforts as free speech to work around governments preventing them from helping the homeless. [Vice]

  • Morning Docket: 02.16.22
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.16.22

    * “Wait, are we the bad guys?” The moral ambiguity of Law & Order may be indicative of our legal zeitgeist. Or something, I just write jokes. [NYT]

    * One man’s consideration of financial need is another man’s price fixing. While Yale won’t like being the cause for litigation, I have a funny feeling they know a few good lawyers. [Yale Daily News]

    * Tired of venture capitalist bros being the only ones insufferably discussing NFTs? Learn the legal angles now and wow your soon-to-be ex-friends! Here’s a primer. [Legalscoops]

    * Prison industrial complex to human rights breach pipeline? New Jersey’s Institute for Social Justice says denying the formerly incarcerated the right to vote is a human rights violation. [Insider NJ]

    * Share with them a penny for the ferryman: Houston law firm does a little democracy assistance by fronting voters’ transportation costs. [NBC DFW]

  • Morning Docket: 02.04.22
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.04.22

    * Not on my watch! Montana judge rules that last minute changes to a law were unconstitutional. [Billings Gazette]

    * Deal with it: Despite Republican frustrations, New Jersey’s Supreme Court finds no issue with their congressional map. [Politico]

    * Broken clocks need an attorney at least twice a day: Guy committing identify fraud is arrested because the dude he’s frauding also had a warrant. [Richmond Register]

    * Utah bill is set to give parents full reign over what teachers are able to teach children. Helicopter mommy and daddy better be chipping in on school supplies too! [Salt Lake Tribune]

    * A bill just got introduced in Oklahoma that would let you sue teachers for $10k if they teach something against your religion. The biggest display of faith here is the thought that teachers could make good on that judgment. [Independent]

  • Morning Docket: 02.03.22
    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]

  • Morning Docket: 02.01.22
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.01.22

    * Hit the road Jack, but know you can’t track no more. If you’re an employer in New Jersey and don’t have permission, that is. [NLR]

    * Don’t like having money? Check out this list to see if your school is one of the most expensive to attend for that JD! [News-Daily]

    * A judge recently decided that two students suing Yale Law school won’t be granted anonymity. Hope the news doesn’t get out too bad. [Yale Daily News]

    * A Jersey firm is suing TD bank for allegedly letting people steal $200k+ from the firm’s account. Talk about overdraft fees. [Law360]

    * Know anybody in Philly that could be facing eviction? They might be able to get the pro bono help they need. Spread the word! [Inquirer]

  • Morning Docket: 01.31.22
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 01.31.22

    * GULC’s Black Law Student Association wants Ilya Shapiro’s teaching contract revoked. My only question is, how do you get fired on your day off? [Newsone]

    * Swiper, No Swiping! Jersey has new heavy penalties for porch thieves. [UPI]

    * Another gun rights case could be headed to the Supreme Court soon if these 25 states get their way. [The Center Square]

    * Is recording officer arrests speech? The legality of a law meant to prevent interference with Miami officer’s arrests may be unconstitutional. [Miami Herald]

    * An Arizona senator wants to make the state more crypto-friendly by recognizing Bitcoin as legal tender. I’ll give it two weeks before an employee who makes $1500 a week sues for receiving a paycheck below the federal minimum wage because  the crypto-market tanks after a spicy Elon tweet. [CryptoPotato]

  • Morning Docket: 01.20.22
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 01.20.22

    * SCOTUS denied Trump’s attempt to block over 700 pages of information about the Jan. 6th attempted coup. Hopefully it’s not just a series of the rioters reciting their favorite lines from “The Apprentice.“ [CNBC]

    * A guy who allegedly assaulted a police officer at the failed coup doubles down and gets arrested for driving drunk. This is what happens when you don’t comply, I guess. [Daily Beast]

    * Sold on the idea that you’ll just work summers in law school? While it’s not impossible, give this thread a run though — might give you some perspective. [Reddit]

    * Prof. Chemerinsky gives a rallying cry for students and professors. Though heartfelt, it is unlikely to answer the question on most students’ minds: “How do I approach the final?” [Mercury News]

    * No more peanut gallery: New Jersey just banned packing peanuts to help save the environment. Save the earth and all, but I hope they don’t come for my dear bubble wrap! [NJ.com]