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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.28.22

* Been trying to wrap your head around what geopolitics means for firm life? This is a really good start. [Law.com] * More than potholes: an in-depth analysis of President Biden's infrastructure bills. [CNN] * Wish your contracts outline had more sports involved? Here's some specific performance for your studying. [The News Gazette] * Can I get a doggie bag to stay? New Hampshire law lets you bring your pups to outdoor dining. [AP] * Cluttered space: A space-bound future is gonna need to regulate our galactic litter. [Sun Journal]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.27.21

* In addition to automatically going to heaven, Texas law makes sure dogs won't be kept on chains outside. [Houston Chronicle] * Two men who lynched a runner in Georgia are hoping a law that dates back to slavery can keep them out of prison. If you're reading this in Alabama and feel like you've inadvertently been exposed to CRT, please grow up. [Reuters] * Despite the dire warnings of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,  people are still taking the LSAT — and their scores are better on average. [Reuters] * Florida is luring dissatisfied and unvaccinated cops with a sign-on bonus. This looks like an negligent hiring suit waiting to happen. [Hernando Sun] * The Patriot Act just celebrated its 20th birthday! Will this be its last? [Just Security]

By Chris Williams
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.29.18

* Kirkland & Ellis raiding Cravath is now officially "a thing"; it's been covered in the newspaper of record. [New York Times] * Extension requests: not just for law school papers, but for cert petitions too (and there's no shame in seeking them; they're often requested by prominent practitioners). [Empirical SCOTUS] * Want to talk intelligently about the Michael Cohen mess case with your friends? Start by reading this primer on "privileged" versus "confidential" client communications, by Joel Cohen (no relation) and Dale Degenshein. [Law and Crime] * Boycotts have a venerable history in terms of the law and the First Amendment -- but they might be losing their effectiveness in the digital age, as noted media lawyer Charles Glasser explains. [Daily Caller] * Eugene Volokh flags this interesting issue (and opinion): under what circumstances does denying a felon the right to own a gun violate the Second Amendment? [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy] * Has the whole "emotional support animal" phenomenon gone too far at Yale? [Yale Daily News via Instapundit]

DBL square headshotDavid Lat is editor at large and founding editor of Above the Law, as well as the author of Supreme Ambitions: A Novel. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can connect with David on Twitter (@DavidLat), LinkedIn, and Facebook, and you can reach him by email at [email protected].

By David Lat