SCOTUS
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Law Schools
Taking The Bar Exam? Don't Worry, This Disastrous SCOTUS Term Won't Be Tested.
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Courts
Ginni Thomas Has Change Of Heart Over January 6th Committee Testimony
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.29.22
* Texas sheriff decides that Dobbs just didn’t happen. [The Guardian]
* The “deeply rooted” rhetoric from the Dobbs opinion is already getting used to attack trans folks. If only America was deeply rooted in equality. [Axios]
* The SCOTUS Dobbs ruling was so bad — *How bad was it?* — that it tanked American soft power. Please clap. [WaPo]
* Reminder: Respect to Dick’s and all, but planning on corporations to save you generally isn’t good praxis. [Commondreams]
* With Bremerton nixing the Establishment Clause, I wonder how the Court will process religious justifications for abortion? [Miami Herald]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.22.22
* Preventing collusion with enslavement in China has Americans worried things won’t be as cheap. Very strong “Ethical accountability is cool and all, but I need to eat chocolate!” vibes. [NYT]
* Texas’s Robb Elementary school is slated to be demolished. [Reuters]
* SCOTUS thinks having a gun during a theft isn’t inherently violent. Little weird but okay. [CNN]
* Still figuring out where the Carson v. Makin ruling came from? The signs were there all along. [CNN]
* Rule of discretion: Sheriffs are running on the platform of NOT enforcing the laws they’d be sworn to protect. Like a bunch of them. [Colorado Sun]
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Courts
Why Is Sonia Sotomayor Trying To Redeem Clarence Thomas?
Let's focus on the actual law, shall we? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.17.22
* When there are 9… guards: Biden signs bill to protect SCOTUS members. [US News]
* Cops in Michigan can now seize cash at airports because they feel like it. Who needs the 4th, really? [Forbes]
* When asked if things will be okay, Justice Sotomayor responded with an MLK-flavored “eventually.” Yeah, this isn’t as comforting as I would have hoped. [HuffPost]
* Officer who killed a person wielding a knife showed her priorities by immediately worrying that her gun would be taken from her. [NBC News]
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Courts
Ginni Thomas's Messy Post-Election Behavior Finally Earns Her Jan. 6th Committee Invite
Ginni's correspondence with the Coups 4 Dummies lawyer takes the spotlight. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.15.22
* After the Alito leak, NJ is marketing itself as the new Delaware. [NPR]
* A SCOTUS decision could be the difference between 20k more guns in New York. [CBS News]
* As much of a win Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation was, there’s more work to be done. [Bloomberg Law]
* Kentucky is suing over their blocked abortion law. [Lex18]
* Landed the Biglaw gig and still feel like you aren’t measuring up? Some great advice on this thread. [Reddit]
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Courts
Supreme Court Is Distinctly To The Right Of Most Americans
But Court reform remains unpopular. -
Courts
Qualified Immunity May Not Be A License For Police To Kill Folks Asking For Help After All
'But how can I do my job if I can't choke out handcuffed people who pose no imminent threat?' - Some cop who thinks he's a good apple. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firms Finally Speak Up In Wake Of SCOTUS Leak, And They're Prepared To Defend Abortion Rights In America
Lawyers, it's time to assemble! -
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Courts
'Heresy'! Federal Judge Says Supreme Court Should Follow Ethics Code
Shocking statements from a judge with life tenure.
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Courts
Nothing Says 'Impartial Judge' Like Clarence Thomas Publicly Making Fun Of The Press
After hearing this audio, Kathryn Rubino immediately wanted to know if this was an enforceable promise. -
Courts
Samuel Alito Dodges Easy Question About His Supreme Court Colleagues
The cracks are starting to show. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.13.22
* 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]
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Courts
Harvard Law's Laurence Tribe Says What We're All Thinking About The Supreme Court
The Court's legitimacy is 'clearly in question.' -
Law Schools
So Uhh... About That Con Law Final Next Week...
If there were a time to CALI an exam by simply stating "it depends," it is now. -
Courts
The Supreme Court Has Only Scratched The Surface Of Awful
Gay rights? Contraception? Interracial marriage? None of that is settled law anymore. -
Courts
A Most Supreme Celebration Of Excellence At The Highest Court In The Land
Lawyers and judges alike -- including an ATL columnist -- were honored for their dedication to the legal profession at this black-tie gala.