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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.29.22

* When in Rome: Alito openly worries about religious liberties being respected in his first big talk after ruining the right to choose. [Bloomberg] * Kamala Harris makes headlines for forcing the liberal agenda down peoples throats by literally just accommodating blind folks at the 32nd anniversary of the Americans With Disability Act’s. [MSNBC] * […]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.28.22

* Here's a map showing the legality of abortion, state by state. [The Guardian] * Stare decisis? I hardly knew her! [CNN] * A matter of judgment: Louisiana judge temporarily prevents abortion ban from kicking in. [WDSU] * States scramble to prevent the 2nd Amendment from being an absolute right. [NYT]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.13.22

* I know that Nietzsche had some thoughts on the utility of truth and lies, but actively fighting history is just silly. [NBC News] * No, Patrick, you cannot puff, puff, drive. [Oregon Live] * Sports betting was legalized in Kansas. Finally, something to do for fun besides eat barbecue. [Kansas Reflector] * Ding Dong Protest: Wonder who was behind the SCOTUS home meet and greets? [USA Today] * The Louisiana bill that tried to classify abortions as homicides didn't make it into law. Woop Woop! [Reuters]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.06.22

* Mum's the word: They've been fighting for a ruling like the Alito leak for decades — why so quiet? [HuffPost] * Louisiana is going all in on criminalizing uteri. [FOX] * States consider laws that will make drunk drivers responsible for paying child support. Please just take an Uber home. [USA Today] * Colorado is setting itself up as a refuge for abortion access. [NPR] * A brilliant 19-year-old just achieved a JD. Not sure if no bar review made it harder or easier to do. [CBS]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.04.22

*  Leave me alone: Philly's Driving Equity Law stops cops from pulling people over for minor traffic violations. [Billy Penn] * Only Fox I trust is a Red One: Former Fox News producer in legal trouble after allegedly working with Russian Oligarchs [NYT] * Law school applications are down 10%! Maybe this video is finally doing what needs to be done. [Reuters] * Louisiana legislator wants to ban watching porn at college. Will the procrasturbation ban raise or tank GPAs, I wonder? [Lailluminator] * Oregon's Senate just passed a bill that specifies when cops can use tear gas on people. I hope the acceptable scenarios are closer to never than when the clouds are out. [KPTV]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.29.21

* A working-from-home benefit is that you can keep an eye on your young ones. Better than having Alexa doing the babysitting. [Business Insider] * Louisiana doctors will be prescribing flower come Jan 1. Gotta get greens in your diet somehow. [KALB] * Keeping tabs on liberty can be difficult. Here’s a summary of voting rights and voting wrongs that will color 2022. [NYT] * In New Jersey, a mom’s sentence for killing her son was overturned after judges ruled the jury had no idea what the hell they were doing. [NBC] * Arizona legal paraprofessionals are on the way to do good work at more affordable rates. Talk about raising the bar. [Santa Fe New Mexican]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.17.21

* A lawsuit has been filed over Floyd Mayweather's fight against Logan Paul next month. Sounds like the claims might be a knock out... [Fox News] * Allegations made in litigation suggest that a former Trump lawyer is raiding a nonprofit for her own personal use. [AP] * The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned a medical marijuana initiative in that state. Hopefully legalized marijuana there isn't just a "pipe" dream... [Mississippi Today] * A Louisiana lawyer has been charged with attempting to bring contraband into a local jail. [ABC News] * A top lawyer is investigating the disappearance of Tiger King star Carole Baskin's husband. Maybe he'll make a music video about his theories... [TMZ]