Oregon

* 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]

* 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]

* 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]

* 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]

* 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]

* 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]

* 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]

* This election cycle, we are reminded again that taking ballot selfies is illegal in many jurisdictions. Too bad, with the right insta filter, that ballot would look really good… [New York Times]

* A New York federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction to the Catholic Brooklyn Diocese seeking to reopen churches closed due to COVID-19 rules. [CNN]

* A lawsuit has already been filed over the forthcoming Borat sequel. [Wrap]

* A group in Louisiana has been charged for allegedly staging car accidents in order to generate legal payouts. [Times-Picayune]

* A lawsuit in Oregon alleges that a Portland gas station attendant purportedly refused to sell gas to black customers out of fear the gas might be used in rioting. [Fox News]

* The owner of a law firm named Legal Genius PLLC has pleaded guilty to defrauding the IRS and other charges. Hate to go for the low-hanging joke here, but the firm might want to change its name to something more accurate… [ABC News]

* A California family is being sued by an animal rights group for allegedly mistreating their cows. Maybe the farmers were lactose intolerant… Bet they’ll file a “moo”tion to dismiss…(I can go all day!). [My Valley News]

* A veteran Oregon attorney has surrendered his law license amid allegations of theft and other illicit conduct. [Oregonian]

* A woman has been charged with damaging the car of a lawyer representing a former cop allegedly involved in the death of George Floyd. [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

* A federal judge has dismissed the Trump Campaign’s lawsuit concerning election procedures in Pennsylvania. [AP]

* An ethics board has approved of a New York lawyer withdrawing from a representation involving a court appearance out of fear of contracting COVID-19. [Bloomberg Law]

* A woman was cited over the weekend for allegedly drunk driving at over four times the legal limit and crashing into a bridge causing a traffic nightmare. Maybe she’ll get four times the normal punishment… [Fox News]