Abortion access

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.26.22

* Move over Texas! California found a way to fight environmental destruction with guns! [Press Democrat] * Medical providers take a gambler's approach to abortion access. [NBC Los Angeles] * Forget losing your license, providing an abortion in Texas could get you life in prison! [NBC DFW] * Surprising no one, a Mississippi Appeals Court keeps a Jim Crow voter suppression law on the books. [Mississippi Free Press] * Tennessee anti-abortion law doesn't allow any exceptions for abortions. Might not be the best place to practice medicine if you don't want to see your patients die preventable deaths once things go septic. [The Tennessean]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.22.22

* Want to have a good 3Lol? Plan for it before disaster strikes. [Bloomberg Law] * The city of brotherly love just got hit with a suit for aiding abortion access. [Inquirer] * The big bucks are coming in for more summer associates. [Business Insider] * Tired of lawyers making bar review jokes? Cheers to love and wine! [Washingtonian] * Hey employment law professors, new hypo material  just dropped! Maybe you can modify it to be a nice little antitrust issue too? [CNN]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.01.22

* What now? 2L gets no offered at a v50 firm. Follow the thread — you might learn something. [Reddit] * No back alleys: DA will prosecute unsafe abortion providers. [AJC] * Keep rocking your CROWN: Black workers are gaining legal protection against discrimination over their hair. [Bloomberg Law] * Louisiana cops will be getting trained on how to recognize the signs of human trafficking. Thought that would have been a lesson you get taught in Police class for a while now. [Louisiana Radio Network] * Law.com has a great primer for employers looking to support the right to choose. [Law.com]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.25.22

* Bleak views out the Overton window: Politicians are about 2 steps from being openly hostile toward non-Christians. [Business Insider] * 1st Amendment; mum's the word: more Nazis waving SS flags in support of Republicans as candidates talk about freedom. [Huff Po] * Put your money where your politics are: Here's an updated list of companies addressing abortion access. [NPR] * Shoot, a copycat!: California passes the snitch on pregnant people and get 10k law, but for guns. [NYT] * Remember that time about 200 Republicans voted against sus-ing out white supremacists in police departments? Maybe they were trying to protect Mississippi. [CNN]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.21.22

* Biden’s $37B request could make for some big waves in police reform. Maybe Hunter Biden can record some of the positive behavior!  [ABC News] * Georgia court green lights heartbeat detection abortion law. [WaPo] * The eighth episode of the Trump Treason arc will be aired later today. [The Guardian] * “Free Market” my invisible hand!: Evidence that big names want to quell competition surface. [Politico] * Getting through law school is hard enough without the addition of slurs. Bless their hearts. [LGBTQNation]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.19.22

* Considering how wed we are to easy gun access, the Blue Lives Matter crowd might want to make sure 4-year-olds have better trigger discipline. [News On 6] * Would surfing the ballot tide allow for a prosecutorial override? [MSNBC] * Texas is quicker on violating children's right to privacy than preventing teenagers from buying assault rifles. [CNN] * Nothing upholds the Hippocratic Oath like letting a woman bleed for 10 days for fear of losing a medical license. Thanks, SCOTUS! [Independent] * News sells, but who's buying? A free oress only matters if people are pressed enough to read. [The Guardian]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.15.22

* Ohio's GA wants to hit the doctor that helped a 10-year-old rape victim get an abortion if they didn't do all the proper paperwork. Kafkaesque doesn't even start to explain that. [Politico] * Live in Missouri and thinking about getting a divorce? Sure hope you aren't pregnant. [Riverfront Times] * Remember the whole preemption argument for allowing abortions in health threatening scenarios? Yeah, Texas would rather you or your sister just die. [Axios] * Indiana wants SCOTUS to really make sure Roe is a no go. And quickly. [CNN] * Want the real deal on Intersectionality and CRT instead of whatever nonsense fearmongers are selling? You should register for the 3rd annual Critical Race Theory Summer School! Expect big names and thorough analysis. [AAPF]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.13.22

* It's going down. I'm yelling — Tinder! [Engadget] * Uvalde mayor suggests the real problem is how the cops are being shown, not that they did nothing as children were being murdered. [Keranews] * The power of the ballot: The right to abort is up to Michigan voters. [NPR] * Hands off my arms! The lawsuits restricting gun restrictions have started in New York. [WNBF] * Education Dept. says it should be easier for students to prove they got finessed by their colleges. [Business Insider]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.06.22

* A New Orleans court will be hearing arguments about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). [Fox] * Arizona really doesn't like mail-in voting, and the DOJ doesn't like how they're going about it. [LA Times] * Here's a state-by-state update on how Dobbs is impacting the right to choose. [Politico] * Hate asking employers how much they plan on paying you to do your job? Live in California? Well, you're in luck! [Bloomberg Law]

By Chris Williams