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CourtsLitigant Successfully Wins Right To Not Be Associated With True Statements About Donald Trump
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CourtsOregon's Overworked Public Defense System Means Defendants Walk Free
That's a lot of people who need defending. 
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CourtsStruggling With The Status Versus Conduct Distinction? So Are The Supreme Court Justices
If we had an actual war on poverty, the increase in shelter beds and conditions could make this case moot.
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CourtsSCOTUS To Hear Case On Constitutionality Of Functionally Banning Homeless People From Being In Public
In all fairness, only protecting the interests of land owners would be the textualist approach to the problem. -
Law SchoolsOregon's Supreme Court Could Greenlight Hands-On Bar Exam Replacement
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Law SchoolsTrailing Justice To Oregon: NYU Takes A State To Court
Hey look, if you're gonna get accused of crimes you may or may have not committed, just be rich! /s -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 11.10.22
* You know you have to be doing something wrong as a state when a law school sues you. [NYU News]
* Things appear to be looking up for the Indian Child Welfare Act. [West Hawaii Today]
* Success doesn’t always make you safe in layoff season. [Law.com]
* The infighting among judges soft banning aspiring Yale clerks continues. [Daily Princetonian]
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CrimeState Chief Justice Fires Entire Public Defense Commission And Her Explanation... Isn't Very Good
This is like firing a meteorologist for forecasting more rain. 
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GovernmentOregon Advocate Wants To Make Sure Kids On Bikes Aren't The Next News Headline
The modifications would likely make popping wheelies a little more dangerous than what I remember from growing up. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 05.17.22
* Gov. DeSantis doesn’t want protestors being big meanies outside of people’s homes. Remember: You only have the right to protest if it doesn’t like…inconvenience anyone. [AP]
* In Texas, the right to free speech includes broadcasting murderous rampage. Yup, progress is totally linear. [Invenglobal]
* Law firms like to see their employees faces so much, they’re threatening to cut salaries for working from home. [Law.com]
* Oregon’s failure to provide public defenders has landed them in court. [AP]
* Have you been considering Cuba? Might be a little easier to visit now. [Miami Herald]
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 04.08.22
* Standing Evacuation: Republicans flee en masse as Judge Jackson is confirmed to the highest court in the land. [Mediaite]
* Marjorie Taylor Greene, who advocated for the execution of Democrat politicians in 2018 and 2019, ran to the police because of a joke on Jimmy Kimmel. Talk about a snowflake. [Twitter]
* The 4th as a nicety: Portland Police did a bunch of snooping and data collection on protestors without really explaining why. [Oregon Live]
* Texan charged with assault after an argument over mosquitoes. You’re supposed to swat them, not your friends. [NBC News]
* Post-school suspensions: several hundred attorneys got their licenses suspended over paperwork. Mind your P&Qs or risk your J&Ds. [Oregon Live]
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 03.07.22
* White House condemns Russia’s legal campaign against fake news. [Reuters]
* Nevertheless, they persisted: More Texans than expected were able to get healthcare access despite SB8’s limitations. [NYT]
* Washington’s House just approved limitations on gun magazine sizes. Oddly enough, the nerf will not effect Nerf products. [Seattle Times]
* Six feet! Oregon wants to prevent home buyers from getting a little too personal with their please-sell-us-the-house “love letters.” [USA Today]
* Long legacy: lawmakers are trying to get rid of a 1950 California Constitution addition meant to keep Black families out of White neighborhoods. [SFGate]
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GovernmentBroken Tail Lights? You Should Get That Fixed, But Should You Get Pulled Over?
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 08.27.21
* SCOTUS decides it’s up to Congress, not the CDC, to put a moratorium on evictions. [SupremeCourt.gov]
* Wearing a low cut mask? Ok? But a crop top?! [Washington Post]
* Living in Oregon and get fired because you refuse to take the vaccine? Yeah, you’re probably on your own afterward. [Oregon Live]
* Spreading Stupidity: I hope this plan for a pipeline that waters lawns in a drought evaporates. [Vice]
* First year attorney loses two prospective clients because she is a woman and asks if that’s normal. To read the responses and give her your own feedback, check out this thread. [Reddit]
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MarijuanaThe 'THC In Milligrams' Limit: A New Approach To Regulating Hemp Products
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Family LawOregon Court Of Appeals Rules For Tycoon Oregon Dad, Against His Egg Donor Ex-Girlfriend
This case has been going on for a while -- the child in question was born in December 2015. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 04.19.21
* A prominent Dallas attorney is accused of agreeing to launder drug money for a share of the profits. Is his name Saul Goodman? [Dallas Morning News]
* A billionaire was purportedly able to cheat on his taxes without going to jail even though his lawyer faces serious charges and possible prison time. [Daily Beast]
* A disbarred New Jersey lawyer has been connected to a company that was at one time worth $100 million despite owning one single deli. Maybe the valuation was based on the quality of its Reuben… [CNBC]
* A lawsuit claims that Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s accuser has compromising photos and communications that would be damaging to Falwell’s family. [Newsweek]
* An Oregon lawyer may be suspended from practice for alleged misconduct during a high school soccer coach dispute. Guess he could be getting the red card… [Oregonian]
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CrimeAccuser Wants To Wear A Face Mask In Court Because There's A Pandemic. Judge Dismisses Case Instead.
The criminal justice system has to come up with a better answer than this. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 11.23.20
* The Supreme Court may soon decide if New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo had the power to issue many pandemic-related orders. At least the Supreme Court can’t take Cuomo’s Emmy away… [Wall Street Journal]
* The Trump Campaign is cutting ties with a lawyer who allegedly conveyed false conspiracy theories. [Forbes]
* Former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland is reportedly on Joe Biden’s list of possible Attorney General picks. [NPR]
* A lawyer, who was disbarred in New Zealand, also had his law license revoked in the State of Oregon. [Bloomberg Law]
* Kentucky’s Attorney General has joined a lawsuit aimed at overturning in-person learning restrictions imposed by the Governor of Kentucky. This might be a little awkward… [CNN]
