Ron DeSantis
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Florida Has Yet Another Unconstitutional Social Media Bill; Wants To Ban Kids From Social Media
Florida man is at it again.
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* While Sam Alito rewrote laws to help oil and gas exploit more land, his wife was… making land deals with oil and gas companies. But I guess that’s okay because his wife’s money isn’t “adjacent” to him because the couple is not physically “continuously connected.” [The Intercept]
* Law professor who feels persecuted because law schools hire other professors to teach classes about racism is going after a law school for having a “students of color” outreach program. By the end of the week, he’s probably going to have the Supreme Court’s backing on that one. [NY Post]
* So many of the problems facing Ron DeSantis could be solved by taking 10 minutes to read the Constitution. [CBS News]
* California’s ban on using public funds to travel to states with pro-bigotry laws on the books has hurt Black academics who can’t travel to conferences in those states. Which was the obvious outcome. Unless California plans to put resources behind bidding on and hosting all of these national conferences, the policy is always going to turn out this way. [Los Angeles Times]
* The FTC plans to file a sweeping antitrust suit against Amazon in a few weeks. It took a lot longer to deliver than a Prime package, but it’s worth the wait. [Bloomberg Law News]
* UK law firms worried that ChatGPT might be writing job applications. Oh no! How will firms survive once AI learns to write “I think my greatest weakness is that I care too much about the work.” [Law.com International]
* “Privacy Suit Says AI Could ‘Decide To Eliminate The Species.'” Or worse: cover letters. [Law360]
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* Supreme Court will delve into whether lawmakers can probe Trump’s hotel deal with the government. We’ll see how Harlan Crow weighs in on this. [Politico]
* It’s becoming a mantra but, “Disney’s lawyers are smarter than Ron DeSantis’s lawyers.” [New York Times]
* Legislators press Navy to move faster on Camp Lejeune claims… so we know they’ve been watching late-night TV too. [Bloomberg Law News]
* On the one hand, sleeping with your client while repping her in a divorce is an ethical violation, it did create a new ground for divorce so… getting closer to the finish line! [Law.com]
* Chief legal officers are getting more compensation in the form of bonuses… which just so happens to consistently favor male attorneys because it’s all a game of discriminatory whack-a-mole. [Corporate Counsel]
* Federal Circuit tussle over Judge Pauline Newman’s competency continues, with a special committee asking the judge to respond to a request that she undergo psych evaluations. Imagine if the courts dealt with, I don’t know, taking hundreds of thousands in donor gifts and under-the-table compensation with the same alacrity. [Law360]
* Holograms testifying at trial? It’s like living in the future but just with the frivolous parts. [Reuters]
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FL AG Takes Victory Lap After Eleventh Circuit Dropkicks The State’s Ridiculous Social Media Law
State’s top lawyer lying about a court order? No, say it ain’t so!
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