Acting on Climate Change

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.24.22

* Meaning what you say: Climate change activist self-immolated in front of the Supreme Court on Earth Day. [Independent] * Are our founding principles stronger than historical revisionism? This 1st Amendment suit against banning history will let us know. [WCGU] * Nixing the 77%: Mississippi now requires that women be paid the same amount as men for the same work. Fanfare aplenty. [ABC News] * ...And Mississippi is also banning vaccination mandates. Being newsworthy twice in a row counts for something, right? [Clarion Ledger] * Three's Company: Brandeis must be overjoyed about this relapse into old antitrust jurisprudence. [Bloomberg]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.02.21

* The Second Amendment's meaning might be changing come SCOTUS's ruling. [New York Times] * The President's legal team thinks no constitutional right is safe if SB8's enforcement mechanism remains in play. And they might be right. [Washington Post] * Did NY just prioritize fighting climate change over money?! Even though it might be too late, I gotta admit that's a good start. [Grist] * Hey, you! OL reading ATL for some reason! Get a job! Trust me. [U.S. News] * Oklahoma puts a cap on insulin co-pays. This really should be a nationwide thing — maybe them OK'ing this will lead to spillover. [KFOR]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.02.17

* Let's get ready to rumble: the Trump administration seeks Supreme Court review -- and rescue -- of its travel ban. [New York Times] * In other federal judicial news, the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, held that courts cannot routinely shackle defendants during proceedings; Judge Alex Kozinski wrote the majority opinion, and former Kozinski clerk Judge Sandra Ikuta wrote the dissent. [How Appealing] * Judge Nicholas Garaufis (E.D.N.Y.) -- who isn't shy about telling lawyers how he really feels -- has a new bee in his Article III bonnet: "I’m sick and tired of lawyers from white-shoe law firms marching into my courtroom and getting a deferred-prosecution agreement for their clients." [ABA Journal] * Why did President Donald Trump hire Marc Kasowitz to represent him in the Russia inquiry -- and could DJT already be second-guessing that decision? [Weekly Standard] * Speaking of the Russia probe, Robert Mueller is getting some high-powered help: outgoing Justice Department official Andrew Weissmann joins his former boss's team. [Law360] * Interesting new data from our friends at NALP: the $180K starting salary might not be as widespread as you think. [Law.com] * President Trump plans to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate deal -- but withdrawal can't be finalized until near the end of his term because of the accord’s legal structure and language. [Washington Post]