Juneteenth
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 06.23.22
* Good Morning! School shootings are so routine that our schools will have panic buttons in them now. Like bank tellers on the job, we kind of just factor in our kids encountering guns as a business expense. [CBS News]
* The Cost of Caffeine: NLRA claims Starbucks is illegally trying to stop unionizing. I heard if you order a Venti Justice with two pumps of Equity the company will leave you alone. [CBS News]
* Insurance company gets dropped by Allstate and Progressive after pulling some light Juneteenth ignance. Told you it was coming. [NPR]
* Marjorie Taylor Greene pulls a South Park caricature after a UK journalist asks her about gun crime. [Huff Post]
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GovernmentThe Price Of Freedom: A Law Meant To Curb Slave Labor And Its Costs
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GovernmentThough Federally Recognized, States Are Still A Little Hesitant With Honoring The Formerly Enslaved
It's giving share cropper.
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 06.16.22
* Biden signed an executive order that, among other things, limits the use of federal funding for conversion therapy. Woop Woop! [The Guardian]
* A vocal majority: Most New Yorkers would like fewer guns on the streets. [NY Post]
* By the way, SCOTUS ruled that border agents can make warrantless arrests in most major American cities. No biggie. [Fox]
* You know, there’s probably a joke to be made about not paying people on the federal holiday meant to commemorate the end of slavery. [AP]
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Courts, GovernmentHow A Judge's Confusion Led To An Open Letter To President Biden
On each Juneteenth, I think about how Hilary said she kept hot sauce in her bag to secure the Black vote. -
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BiglawWhen Biglaw's Statements On Racial Justice Ring Hollow
Biglaw needs to go beyond saying the right thing. -
Biglaw, Sponsored ContentSome Reflections On The Importance Of Today, Juneteenth
Why is today, June 19, such a significant day in American history? And how is Biglaw commemorating it? 
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Biglaw
Skadden Declares Juneteenth A Firmwide Holiday
Biglaw is getting on board with Juneteenth as a holiday. Which firms are recognizing this important day? -
Politics
A Quick Rundown Of Democrats Who Actually Mentioned Juneteenth On Twitter
Let's see who hit the layup. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Tries To Do Juneteenth And It's A Little On The Nose
Aww... at least they're trying. -
Food, Holidays and Seasons, Minority Issues, Racism, Texas
Law Firm Allegedly Serves Up Racist Stereotypes
A law firm is sued for throwing a fried chicken feast for black employees.
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