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It's a new year, with new tragedies already here.

It will be interesting to see how the impact of this decision reverberates.

As is usually the case, it depends on where you are positioned in the narrative.

The discipline system goes after minority attorneys, especially Black lawyers. That’s not news for us lawyers, but it is for the public.

Clients and shovels, a match made in Hell.

It's often too little, too late for many women lawyers -- who through grit, determination, perseverance, and willingness to challenge authority -- to receive the recognition they deserve.

* While transparency laws are a step in the right direction, the journey is far from over. [Forbes]

* Did you wake up wondering what federal judges thought about diversity in the field? Here’s your primer. [Wa Po]

* Judge’s scare tactic toward Yale is already crumbling. Learn to commit, people! [Bloomberg Law]

* California’s DOJ made an oopsie. [KTVU]

* Prepare for layoffs. Maybe prepare less if you’re in Employment law or Bankruptcy — they’re kind of always in business. [Law.com]

* E pluribus unum, says Penn State Law. [Collegian]

* The Senate has passed a bill protecting same-sex marriage. Up to you, House. [Guardian]

* California’s formerly incarcerated may actually have their debts considered paid soon. [NYT]

* Big Oil is opposed to new environmental laws. No way! [The Reg Review]

* California’s drilling laws are getting burned by fossil fuel companies. [Desert Sun]

* The FTC turns its eye to Twitter after the mass evacuation. [Law.com]

* Studying with the Kardashians: This was an interesting example of using hypos. [Daily Research Plot]

* The increase in law school applications may signal a lack of direction. [Yale Daily News]

Would any other lawyer have gotten away with this?

* What?! Ginni Thomas’ husband may be involved in the whole undermining democracy thing? Who’d have thunk it?! [MSNBC]

* Looks like models that require profit aren’t the only thing preventing recycling from catching on. [Cal Matters]

* Here’s what you should know for NYC’s pay transparency law. [Fortune]

* Yale Law  just covered tuition for some students. Woop Woop! [Yale Daily News]

* One of the good things about weed being legal in some places? You can now sue if it isn’t loud enough. [CBS News]

* Been wishing you could shave a year off the K-JD pipeline? Yet another reason to think about Cornell. [Cornel Sun]

* Go play ball: A MLB’s antitrust case has recently been dismissed. [The Athletic]

* Bikesharing in California is threatened by a new law. [Biking in LA]

* Having it your way: Californian law aims to protect fast food workers. [The Reg Review]

* The future of what social media giants can do is unclear. Tech bros just want an answer at this point. [The Hill]

* Been itching to dean for a law school? If you aren’t opposed to living in Arkansas, you’re in luck. [AR Money And Politics]

* In memoriam: “Paper Chase” author John Jay Osborne Jr. recently passed away. Take a second to read this tribute. [Wa Po]

* Changes to the gig economy may be impacting your favorite California strip club(s). [Wired]

* Just in case the wage gap isn’t enough, you’ve gotta be aware of the race gap too. [Reuters]

* New York’s AG wants to prevent the sharing of killing spree videos. There probably should have been a law against helping killers get famous ages ago. [Bloomberg Law]

* New San Jose gun law could result in fines for violators. Better mind your Ps and Mac 11s! [MSN]

We could have avoided this whole issue if everyone became a vegan.

* Troubling confession: Lawyer fined for warning school of a priest’s history of sexual misconduct. [The Guardian]

* Pig in the mine: California’s pork law is an unexpected proxy for the legal side of the culture war. [Cal Matters]

* Gauntlet thrown: Hawaii won’t make it easy for other states to criminalize abortion. [Huff Po]

* No laughing matter: Comedians claim Atlanta airport’s search practices use racial profiling. [AP]

* The right to cancel loans? You should read up on this cease and desist. [Business Insider]

I took the Wock to Cali.

* Still care about a free press? In that case, this sounds much needed. [LA Times]

* California just decriminalized jaywalking. In other news, jaywalking was criminalized in California. [CNN]

* Who’d have thunk it — Florida’s social media law made it to SCOTUS. I wonder how this will turn out. [SCOTUSblog]

* Abortion restrictions, as expected, are preventing people from getting the care they need, pregnant or not. [KY 3]

* After 30+ years, Robert’s court is looking a lot like Thomas’. [SCOTUSblog]

The ABA is a classic example of an institution that is still stuck in the past and that refuses to see the world has changed.