Morning Docket: 05.11.22

* Democratic Senators are trying to enshrine and expand Roe in light of the Alito leak. [AP News] * Might need faith bigger than a mustard seed for this one: the Supreme Court's approval rating is tanking. [Yahoo!] * Prep begins for a civil rights lawsuit after police appear to racially profile a lacrosse team. [USA Today] * Biden may issue an executive order that increases abortion access. [Reuters] * Weed being legal in NY means that employers have less leeway penalizing their employees for what they do in their free time. Oh noes. [Newsday]

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* Democratic Senators are trying to enshrine and expand Roe in light of the Alito leak. [AP News]

* Might need faith bigger than a mustard seed for this one: the Supreme Court’s approval rating is tanking. [Yahoo!]

* Prep begins for a civil rights lawsuit after police appear to racially profile a lacrosse team. [USA Today]

* Biden may issue an executive order that increases abortion access. [Reuters]

* Weed being legal in NY means that employers have less leeway penalizing their employees for what they do in their free time. Oh noes. [Newsday]


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