* Plan on donating books to Florida schools? This law is putting a stopper on that. [Huff Po] * Biglaw is playing second fiddle for some law students. [Business Insider] * Browsers are relevant to antitrust law again. Talk about throwback Thursday. [WSJ] * Biglaw isn't as wildly profitable as it once was. I mean, it's still wildly profitable — some people might get laid off though. [Law.com]
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* Florida courts are now making maturity assessments over medical procedures. [NBC News] * 45 could be facing 33 if the Espionage Act and a couple other charges stick. Oof. [Business Insider] * Biden signed a 15% tax rate for corporations yesterday. Maybe they really are people too. [CNBC] * You know a story is good when it starts off with Florida Man. This time? It involves Apples and theft. [9 to 5 Mac] * This recent law may make dealing with global warming just a little bit easier. [AP News]
* Sesame Street is about to get hit with a class action lawsuit. The Grouch was last seen yelling "What are you gonna do, take my lid?" [Fox] * Looks like 2021's JDs are employed! A median salary of 80k is a little below the Biglaw dreams a lot of us were lured with, but it is something! [Reuters] * Florida's pedagogy is more than just hating CRT! They're also big fans of letting army wives with no prior experience teach kids. [News Nation Now] * There's been a spike in bankruptcy law? Too much avocado toast? [Law.com]
* Requiem for the Vote: The Six Christians of the United States (SCOTUS) are slated to hear a case on voting rights next term. [CNN] * It's the first of the month — here's what's new in Virginia. [WTOP] * "Don't Say Gay" just took effect in Florida. [The Hill] * NJ's limit on gun ammo capacity is probably about to go the way of the Establishment Clause. [New Jersey Monitor] * In today's episode of anti-CRT: Chattel slavery was just an involuntary relocation. [AP]
* Stand firm: The People want to know where Biglaw firms stand on the overturning of ,em>Roe. [Reuters] * Agency as tragedy: Governor defends Oklahoma's lack of a rape or incest exception to abortion bans. [CBS News] * Florida law lets cops harass you for playing music too loud. Talk about the right to remain silent. [Palm Beach Post] * Biden signed off on a bill that makes it harder for convicted domestic abusers to buy guns. [Reuters] * Oklahoma's gun deaths jumped soon after constitutional carry became a thing. With Bruen now law, you may want to work from home. [Oklahoman]
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* Interested in finding out what the government is doing? It's all in there. Hard to navigate though. [Axios] * Even if SCOTUS is just LARPing as a squad of John Henrys right now, we should probably know the practical implications of this new 2nd Amendment ruling. Here's a primer. [WBALTV] * "Fine. I'll do it myself." States scramble to put limits on guns after Thomas and friends™️ say walking outside with a Mac is totally okay. [NYT] * Florida law lets officers ticket for playing loud music outside. I'm generally against ticketing, but something has to be done to prevent blasting this new Drake album. [Wesh]
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* Florida's Supreme Court doesn't think diluting Black voters' votes is unconstitutional. What a vibe. [The Guardian] * Ilya Shapiro will start working at GULC on Friday. [WaPo] * New York just passed a bill to set the age to buy and own a semi-automatic rifle at 21. It's what Biggie would want. [NPR] * What do glass in a bowl of cereal and cleaning up a coal ash spill have in common? Read about this Tennessee Supreme Court Case to find out. [ABC News] * Lastly, I'd just like to remind you that you are more than capable of sticking to your bar prep. Just think of the level of dedication you've spent on discovering other things. [Reddit]
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* Florida is working on a "constitutional" carry thing. We need to stop the trend of just putting "bat" or "constitutional" in front of words like that to make a new product. [Tallahassee Democrat] * Ever wonder about prosecutorial discretion? Here's a primer. [WSJ] * When worlds collide: Looks like the IP buffs are duking it out with the antitrust advocates again. [NEXT TV] * Flexible or vague? A Virginian law about shorelines has homeowners swimming in uncertainty. [Bay Journal] * Looks like Massachusetts lawmakers are hiding the ball when it comes to gambling. [Mass Live] * Reminder: Vote on your top pick for Law Revue!!
I guess Mickey went to Yale.
* Georgetown Law courts publicity again by inviting an alleged anti-Semite to speak on campus. Did they get a David Duke endowment recently or something? [Mosaic] * Disney not sure what to do after getting Florida-ed. No way it's more confusing than figuring out the licensing for the Kingdom Hearts franchise. [Star Advertiser] * International Lawsuit: Musk's attention-grabbing purchase isn't rubbing the EU the right way. [Business Insider] * "What's all that movement back there?": Suit filed against Massachusetts police for acting in secrecy. [Boston Herald] * Good Apples: Two officers sue, claiming they were suspended because they reported a colleague's racial profiling. [NJ.com]
* Musk thinks censorship shouldn't go "beyond the law." Big talk for a guy facing a securities fraud case. [The Hill] * Just because: Man who passes bar after 20th attempt still can't practice law in Massachusetts. [ABA Journal] * Adam and Eve, not Adam and Xe: Florida is like two steps away from legally mandating heterosexuality. [Tampa Bay Times] * You are a boy, Damon! Oklahoma's Gov. makes it illegal to put that your child is non-binary on their birth certificate. [CNN] * Law students spent part of their 3L year protecting their clients civil rights! Power to them — I just played OSRS. [UARK]
You'd think the 'masks take away my liberty!' people would be against state-mandated childbirth.