Infrastructure

What can we do most effectively? Prepare.

* 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]

* To the windows, to the wall, Biden’s infrastructure bill will help keep families’ homes the right temperature. [WXFRTV]

* Been having Rockwell flashbacks ever since Apple dropped those AirTags? Pennsylvania’s got your back. [iMore]

* Has the recent flood of old Pyrex in thrift stores made you think about estate planning? Here are a few tips from an elder law attorney for getting your affairs in order. [WGN Radio]

* Biden’s executive order just made it easier to punish sexual assault in the military. About damn time. [WSJ]

* Virginia just passed Adam’s Law, which will require colleges and universities to publicly post hazing incidents in student organizations. Three cheers for informed decisions! [NBC]

*  A real world impact of Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill could mean folks get clean water again. Let’s hope so. [NPR]

* Florida is trying to fight the power of protest with the power of the purse. [Tampa Bay Times]

* University of Miami students and their professor help free a man who unjustly spent years behind bars. I hope each of them gets an A in criminal procedure! [News@TheU]

* Folks across the pond might be making changes to the GDPR. Hope you mid- to large-sized firms are still in compliance! [SHRM]

* Joe Madison will be going on a hunger strike to compel Congress to pass a new voting rights bill. Really hope he knows how to photosynthesize or something. [BET]

* Seven people hold $1 trillion in wealth, all tech lords. Biden, where’s that trust bustin’! [The Guardian]

* “When there are 203”: Democrats push for a couple hundred more judges. [Law 360]

* Senate births a trillion dollar baby! Maybe now my roads can get fixed. [NPR]

* Trouble coming up with a way to balance current bottom dollar and caring about future generations? Its taxing, really. [Delaware Online]

* You know its hard out here for a mom: Lawyering and Mom-ing ain’t easy. [ABA Journal]

Roads and bridges are a lot nicer to think about than looming trade wars and constitutional crisis.

* Elizabeth Warren’s idealism bends to the new political reality. [The Hill]

* We get a one week reprieve from Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney General.[Politico]

* Welp, this horrific perversion of religion is particularly stomach turning. [Wonkette]

* Are the Dems willing to play ball? [Slate]

* The United Kingdom’s plan to weaponize taxes. [Tax Law Prof]

* So… what’s the injury in the Emoluments Clause case? [Dorf on Law]

* Reflections on Scalia’s time on the bench. [YouTube]

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“New York is a great city to live in if you can afford to get out of it,” wrote American author William Rossa Cole. The same thing works the other way around too. The wealthier you are, access to the city becomes easier. Manhattan (the city’s richest and whitest borough) is abundantly better connected to […]