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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.01.22

* If you planned on walking up and down Times Square with an AR-15 today, you should probably reconsider. [AP News] * Kid got a boo-boo? Hope you did your paperwork beforehand. [Palm Beach Post] * Oklahoma’s AG aims to clear up expectations for how new anti-abortion laws will be enforced. [KFOR] * Hospital sues Michigan for the right to treat patients with horrible bedside manner. For religious reasons, of course. [M Live] * Testing Texas’ “In God We Trust” law with Arabic and LGBTQ lettering goes about as smoothly as you’d expect.  [Fox 11]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.29.22

* Texan judge asks "What did the Founders Do?" when faced with current reality of teenagers with guns. [Business Insider] * New York just made it a lot harder to be a DEVO fan if you're under the age of 21. [Insider] * Until there are $9: AOC pushes Biden to keep his word on student loan forgiveness. [Business Insider] * New York deploys an interesting method of reparations. [Politico] * Strict Textualism: Activist wants to flood Texas with Arabic "In God We Trust" signs to see how committed Americans are to this whole "religious neutrality" thing. [The New Arab]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.12.22

* Considering that performers get bottles thrown at their heads, I can see why they wouldn’t want to perform somewhere with guns. [NBC DFW] * Whistleblowing has diminishing returns in Colorado [9 News] * Kentucky wants to keep sex offenders from getting badges. [WRDB] * NY law requires museums to acknowledge if the art was stolen by Nazis. It’s like that Killmonger scene, but different. [Gothamist]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.24.22

* Interested in finding out what the government is doing? It's all in there. Hard to navigate though. [Axios] * Even if SCOTUS is just LARPing as a squad of John Henrys right now, we should probably know the practical implications of this new 2nd Amendment ruling. Here's a primer. [WBALTV] * "Fine. I'll do it myself." States scramble to put limits on guns after Thomas and friends™️ say walking outside with a Mac is totally okay. [NYT] * Florida law lets officers ticket for playing loud music outside. I'm generally against ticketing, but something has to be done to prevent blasting this new Drake album. [Wesh]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.16.22

* Biden signed an executive order that, among other things, limits the use of federal funding for conversion therapy. Woop Woop! [The Guardian] * A vocal majority: Most New Yorkers would like fewer guns on the streets. [NY Post] * By the way, SCOTUS ruled that border agents can make warrantless arrests in most major American cities. No biggie. [Fox] * You know, there's probably a joke to be made about not paying people on the federal holiday meant to commemorate the end of slavery. [AP]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.07.22

* In a blow to landlords' rights, Oakland's requirement that they give a damn about kicking people out on the street is upheld in court. [SF Chronicles] * NY just banned the purchase of body armor. You'd think the right to self defense in the home would cover that sort of thing. [NY Daily News] * You know that thing when investigators say a person allegedly did a thing, despite them clearly being caught in 4k? Trump allegedly broke the law, again. [Forbes] * While red flag laws aren't a blanket solution, they can be useful in specific contexts. Here's some context. [CBS News] * Still want Biden to clarify this whole debt forgiveness thing? Looks like you'll be waiting for a while. Might as well read a couple Bar Tabs in the meantime.  [Insider]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.03.22

* Florida's Supreme Court doesn't think diluting Black voters' votes is unconstitutional. What a vibe. [The Guardian] * Ilya Shapiro will start working at GULC on Friday. [WaPo] * New York just passed a bill to set the age to buy and own a semi-automatic rifle at 21. It's what Biggie would want. [NPR] * What do glass in a bowl of cereal and cleaning up a coal ash spill have in common? Read about this Tennessee Supreme Court Case to find out. [ABC News] * Lastly, I'd just like to remind you that you are more than capable of sticking to your bar prep. Just think of the level of dedication you've spent on discovering other things. [Reddit]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.02.22

* The proposed solution to school shootings? Stronger doors. We are in the worst timeline. [News4Jax] * New York aims to stop post-crime shaming. Good on them. [WKTV] * Tennessee protesters reconsider the ease of gun access. Makes sense after having 17 mass shootings in one week. [WPLN] * It may be time for a refresher on Heller. Who better to do it than the clerks involved? [NYT] * Choice Havens: Blue cities in Red states could keep abortion access available. [Axios]

By Chris Williams