Florida

Lawyer Accused Of Running Her Car Into Pedestrians Suspended From Practice Of Law

She claims the voices in her head told her to kill people.

Morning Docket: 04.04.22

* Two Americas: Legal battles are making for radically different living experiences state by state. [NYT] * Too little, too late? New federal anti-lynching law may not be enough of a deterrent. [NPR] * Florida has been trying to make the most of the whole 1965 Voting Rights Act being gutted and all. [NYT] * Trump’s Twitter emulator is failing bigly. Hard to speak freely with bad coders. [BBC] * All good boys protect and serve: Officer attacking a teenager bitten by K-9. [YouTube]

Florida’s Lt Gov Is Very Confused About The First Amendment. Just Like Her Boss.

That is not how any of this goes.

Morning Docket: 03.09.22

* When worlds collide: Russian censorship laws make it difficult to report on what’s happening overseas. [CNN] * Touch my ass again and I'll sue yours! Just a reminder that under federal law, sexual harassment claims are no longer subject to mandatory arbitration. [JDSupra] * The girls who know know, the girls who don't should read this: Ohio's Supreme Court clarifies a common law concept. [NLR] * Gritty would be proud: Temple law students help refugees make it safely out of Ukraine. [ABC] * Censorship is in: "Don't Say Gay" law goes into effect in Florida. [Politico]

Morning Docket: 03.03.22

* Share the road, or else! Jersey law is a win for cyclists and pedestrians. [North Jersey] * Rhode Island’s Supreme Court just overturned a law that considered those serving lifetime sentences civilly dead. [AP] * Allow me to shamelessly advertise: Elie Mystal’s new book just dropped — buy it to impress your friends and lovers. May have to settle for the audiobook for a bit though. [Above the Law] * Put your money where your school is: Florida mayor commits $5M to soon-to-be law school. [ABA Journal] * Stop cutting me off! Churches are recharacterizing their charitable efforts as free speech to work around governments preventing them from helping the homeless. [Vice]

Morning Docket: 03.02.22

* Come back when you’re older, spud: Bill to make tobacco purchasing age 21 passed Idaho’s Senate. [Daily News] * Not enough of a good thing: a spike in need for legal help fighting evictions is hurting legal services. [The Real Deal] * New Florida law makes panhandling a fineable offense. No clue how the state is gonna collect on that ticket. [FOX] * Mask off: mask mandates got banned in Virginia schools. We’re like 5 minutes away from hand sanitizer being contraband. [WRIC] * Deep rooted: Idaho wants to use contract to make sure that its Med students actually practice there once they earn their honorifics. [Idaho Capital Sun]

Morning Docket: 03.01.22

* The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is up for SCOTUS review. How will the court rule on Native sovereignty? [NYT] * It’s been 6 months since SB8 threw a wrench in how precedent is supposed to work — doctors and patients are still trying to find up. [NPR] * There's more than one Jackson to add to your legal vocabulary! A new law school is coming to Jacksonville, Florida. [News4Jax] * Quite the overcharge: This ATM antitrust case comes with a $20M fee. [Reuters] * The Highest Court: Will SCOTUS weigh in on the spotty legality of weed with a federal decision? [Insurance Journal]

Morning Docket: 02.22.22

* Virtually new applications: Employment lawyers are gonna have to figure out how the Metaverse will fit into their practice. [Financial Times] * Carpooling to the ER: Michigan's no-fault policy on car accidents is arguably filling up hospital beds. [Detroit News] * Can't beat 'em, join 'em: California deploys an SB8-esque bill that will allow people to sue gunmakers. [UPI] * Florida is trying to ban discussions of LGBTQ topics around children from kindergarten to third grade... I can't even see how this came up? Someone play music a little too loud during nap time? [Jurist] * My Beautiful Dark Twisted Tweets: Looks like Ye's blue bird ramblings are fair game in the divorce proceedings. [FOX]

Morning Docket: 02.14.22

* Missouri's “Make Murder Legal Act” was kind enough to not actually become a law. Had us worried there for a bit. [USA Today] * Prescriptive law is just what the doctor ordered: Utah has lower rate of crashes after setting a more restrictive blood alcohol limit. [CNN] * A new Frontier: word of a big airline merger dropped and law firms are jumping at their cut. [Law.com] * Justice pending: A Florida civil rights case hinges on if trasngender folks should be allowed to use the bathrooms they want to. [WUSF] * Those who can do, dean: Case Western's Michael Scharf will be arguing about presumption shifts in insanity defense cases before the International Criminal Court. If TiVo is still a thing, can you record this for me? [News 5 Cleveland]

Morning Docket: 01.28.22

* Biden's announcement of his SCOTUS nominee could take until the end of Black History Month. Hold on to your butts! [NYT] * SCOTUS gave the green light for Alabama to kill a man overnight. [CBS News] * Slow down, Florida Man! If passed, a Florida law might net you a $158 dollar speeding ticket. Looks like they're taking a page out of Alabama's ticket trap book. [FOX] * Think all the hubbub around Justice Breyer's retirement means nothing if the Court remains 6-3? See what these legal minds think — it might change your own. [Politico] * "Stop recording!" An Arizona bill wants to restrict how citizens can record on-the-clock cops. Hey, somebody's gotta have video evidence for when the body cams mysteriously turn off. [12news]

Epic Benchslap: University Of Florida Gets Spanked In Effort To Gag Professors Testifying Against State

Don't make US District Judge Mark Walker angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

Morning Docket: 01.12.22

* SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED! Indiana is a step away from removing a common sense restriction on gun ownership. [Newsweek] * Florida is looking to pass a 15-week abortion ban. See what you started, Texas? [Politico] * Missouri police chiefs support a lawsuit that will take a shot at pinning down the meaning of an ambiguous gun law. [STL Today] * Decisions have been made. Market is open. Giddy is up. Who wants the Broncos?! [Denver Post] * A former officer sued the Seattle Police Department for firing him because he punched a woman handcuffed in the back of a police car. [Publicola]

Lawyer Suspended For Sleeping With Client, Insists ‘She Had No Complaints’

The attorney said it was a 'mutual consensual relationship.'

Morning Docket: 12.28.21

* Build Bombs Better: Biden just passed a $777B military budget. Maybe next year we can use 2.5% of that to end homelessness. [Aljazeera] * Do you solemnly swear to uphold the truth, so help you God? Maybe? Eh, good enough. [ABA Journal] * Floridian lawmakers have some legal resolutions lined up for the new year — here are a couple. [Tampa Bay Times] * Forced birthers scored major wins against abortion's legality in 2021. Determine the lay of the land to prepare for what's next. [ABC News] * Are offices delaying openings because of an abundance of sneezes or a short supply of skill? You decide. [Law360]

Florida Supreme Court Doubles Down On Rule Banning Quotas In Forming CLE Panels

For anyone else who hoped to see the occasional woman or person of color or LGBTQ panelist, welcome to the 1950s.