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Morning Docket

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]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.09.22

* We all know about pleading the 5th, but the 14th might keep Trump out of office. [Denver Gazette] * Big Family is watching — because they care: Esther's Law will make it easier for families to put cameras in nursing homes to make sure their family is safe. [Cleveland 19] * New JD advantage job just dropped: helping clients confront their mortality. No, it doesn't involve being a criminal defense attorney. [Insider] * Doing the rights thing: New York's Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities is back. Get the word out! [Chronicle Newspaper] * Pot of Avarice is back on the ban list: NY regulators say "gifting" weed doesn't make it any more legal. [Law360.com]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.08.22

* Scaredy cats in Cali decide to not use the mountain lion excuse for not wanting poor people living next to them. [Fox] * Legislators! Mount up: Pennsylvania is figuring out how to regulate legal weed. [WFMZ] * All Dogs Go to Hospital: Massachusetts law now lets K-9s in need of medical aid ride in an ambulance. [Boston] * Kansas City is cracking down on human trafficking. Good on them. [Fox 4 KC] * We all know its LSAT über alles, but have you wondered where  the GRE will fit in? [Law.com]

By Chris Williams