Morning Docket: 02.02.22
* Umm. St. Louis might be bringing back trial by combat? Dead men tell no tales, I suppose. [STL Today] * People are still couching casual racism as a 1st Amendment issue, despite the key examples occurring at private institutions that aren't bound by it. [Reuters] * The Judicial Big 4: Here are some key SCOTUS jurisprudence areas you should be paying attention to. May the retention of your rights be ever in your favor. [NLR] * Breaking: Brilliant legal minds exist outside of HYS apparently. Might be something President Biden (and people looking over summer applicant resumes) ought keep in mind. [WaPo] * No shot, no problem: Virginia universities drop vaccine requirements. [The Hill]
Just when you thought The Loop was boring — trial by combat!
* Umm. St. Louis might be bringing back trial by combat? Dead men tell no tales, I suppose. [STL Today]
* People are still couching casual racism as a 1st Amendment issue, despite the key examples occurring at private institutions that aren’t bound by it. [Reuters]
* The Judicial Big 4: Here are some key SCOTUS jurisprudence areas you should be paying attention to. May the retention of your rights be ever in your favor. [NLR]
* Breaking: Brilliant legal minds exist outside of HYS apparently. Might be something President Biden (and people looking over summer applicant resumes) ought keep in mind. [WaPo]
* No shot, no problem: Virginia universities drop vaccine requirements. [The Hill]
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