…And There Goes The Right To Assembly
Nice while it lasted.
Mississippi Proves Civil Rights Lawyer’s Point With Sham Arrest And Trial
I look forward to the judge's resignation.
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Not Really Sure How Mississippi’s Public Defender Program Has Worked The Last Two Decades
It's like the biggest rule breaker is the government or something.
Judge Prevents Mississippi From Creating White-Elected Courts For Black Counties… For Now
Shouts out to Henry Wingate.
I Did Not Have Mississippi Creating Whites-Only Courts On My Black History Month Bingo Card
'You don't understand — this isn't blatant racism and segregation, it's tradition and heritage.'
Morning Docket: 07.25.22
* Bleak views out the Overton window: Politicians are about 2 steps from being openly hostile toward non-Christians. [Business Insider] * 1st Amendment; mum's the word: more Nazis waving SS flags in support of Republicans as candidates talk about freedom. [Huff Po] * Put your money where your politics are: Here's an updated list of companies addressing abortion access. [NPR] * Shoot, a copycat!: California passes the snitch on pregnant people and get 10k law, but for guns. [NYT] * Remember that time about 200 Republicans voted against sus-ing out white supremacists in police departments? Maybe they were trying to protect Mississippi. [CNN]
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Courtroom Prayer For ‘[God’s] Truth, Not Our Own’ Precedes Abortion Ban Hearing, Which… Went As Poorly As You Might Expect
Supreme Court's coordinated attack on rights has led us right here.
Morning Docket: 05.20.22
* Justice Thomas's views on which companies are common carriers could be key to compelling hate speech. [Ars Technica] * Mississippi just strengthened its animal rights laws. Gotta look out for our buddies. [Action News] * NY's Supreme Court rules cops can't use chokeholds again. Not sure why it was brought back in vogue but alright. [CNN] * Kamala Harris gives Oklahoma's abortion law anything but the OK. [NY Post] * Judge continues ban on a Kentucky law that would prohibit abortion. [NBC News]
Morning Docket: 04.24.22
* Meaning what you say: Climate change activist self-immolated in front of the Supreme Court on Earth Day. [Independent] * Are our founding principles stronger than historical revisionism? This 1st Amendment suit against banning history will let us know. [WCGU] * Nixing the 77%: Mississippi now requires that women be paid the same amount as men for the same work. Fanfare aplenty. [ABC News] * ...And Mississippi is also banning vaccination mandates. Being newsworthy twice in a row counts for something, right? [Clarion Ledger] * Three's Company: Brandeis must be overjoyed about this relapse into old antitrust jurisprudence. [Bloomberg]
Morning Docket: 04.13.22
* An Inconvenient Truth: That lady from the pedophile party wants people to just forget about that time the nation was attacked. [CNN] * Use this IRS data leak as a reminder to do your taxes! Unless you're super rich. They probably get money back or something. [ProPublica] * Culver City is widening sidewalks to give homeless folks more room. I wish our approach was more Finland and less Cartman from South Park. [NBC] * Gotta be quicker than that: Twitter shareholders sue Musk for delaying his Twitter stock buying. [Reuters] * Mississippi mississips again by declaring April Confederate History Month. I don't know, sounds like CRT to me. [Mississippi Free Press]
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Morning Docket: 02.03.22
* Teamwork makes the dream work! Small firms are merging together in New Jersey. [Law.com] * Mississippi has legalized medical marijuana for debilitating conditions. Think it’s about time for it to be taken off the Schedule I list yet? [AP News] * Requiem for a career: Controversy arises as a proponent of election fraud tries to rebrand as a crooner. [Bleeding Cool] * Record keeping you down? Utah's clean slate law might be a bit of help. Tell a friend! Who lives in Utah, of course. [At The U] * You've hakuna'd your last matata! Californians look to legal solutions to deal with their feral hog problem. [Eater]
Morning Docket: 08.23.21
* It's beginning to feel a lot like last year: "Protesting" Fight Club LARPers and anti-fascists fight in Portland. Remember when being anti-fascist was super? [OPB] * First they came for the judiciary. I did not speak out. Then they came for the school boards. [LGBTQNation] * Miamians (is that a thing?) allowed to record police vices after this 1 small trick! [ABC News] * Vaccines are optional but quarantining isn't if you're in Ole Miss. [Fox News]
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]
Mississippi, And All Other States, Should Approve Online Sports Gambling
To not do so would be like leaving money on the table.
Morning Docket: 12.03.20
The Ohio Supreme Court said a lawyer's "pants are charred" by lies, and disbarred the attorney for allegedly practicing law while suspended and other misconduct. That's quite a "burn"... [Columbus Dispatch] * A new lawsuit alleges that a well-known Los Angeles attorney stole from clients to finance “a public image of obscene wealth” for himself and his wife, singer and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne. [Los Angeles Times] * Ivanka Trump was deposed on Tuesday in a lawsuit alleging misuse of funds designated for the Trump Inauguration. [CNN] * A 37-year-old attorney has been confirmed as a federal judge in Mississippi. [Jackson Free Press] * Joe Exotic's lawyer claims that the former zookeeper is close to receiving a presidential pardon. Maybe President Trump wants another season of Tiger King... [Business Insider]