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Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love, Kirkland!

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Showing Up Is Half The Battle — And A Bunch Of Philly Lawyers Are Losing
Bad things really do happen in Philly.

Police And Prosecutors Allegedly Engaged In Scheme Of Using Sex And Drugs To Coerce Confessions
This took prosecutorial discretion way too far.

This Supreme Court Justice Absolutely, Positively Should Not Have A Street Named After Him
Get it together, Philly.

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Morning Docket: 08.22.22
* Want to have a good 3Lol? Plan for it before disaster strikes. [Bloomberg Law] * The city of brotherly love just got hit with a suit for aiding abortion access. [Inquirer] * The big bucks are coming in for more summer associates. [Business Insider] * Tired of lawyers making bar review jokes? Cheers to love and wine! [Washingtonian] * Hey employment law professors, new hypo material just dropped! Maybe you can modify it to be a nice little antitrust issue too? [CNN]

Morning Docket: 08.16.22
* Dollar General faces a million-dollar payout for violating worker safety laws. You know how many things you can buy with a payout like that at a Dollar General? At least three! [WSBTV] * Took money all from their worker's wages, and they ain't even know it: Ricky Rozay's family is in some hot oil. [Mississippi Today] * At this point, you think businesses would just treat their employees well. [Inquirer] * Looks like its gonna be a little harder to get an electric vehicle after Biden signs off on this law. [Reuters] * Amber Heard is appealing the recent verdict handed down in the lawsuit against her former husband. [Philly Voice]

Philly Has The Opportunity To Take Care Of Its People. Will It?
Next, maybe we can get rid of hostile architecture.

Morning Docket: 08.15.22
* How private is data privacy really? NPR has a great primer on what happens when cops want to know about your social media. [NPR] * Remember a while back when folks were arguing we could either choose the rule of law or Trump? The DHS is finding that out the hard way. [The Hill] * A Bill of Rights for the homeless may be underway in the city of brotherly love. [Law.com] * Being out of practice by choice is one thing, but that's not what happened to this former councilman. [Penn Live]

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A survey of professionals reveals the impact of legal work, clients, concerns, and future roles.

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: 01.10.22
* We are still in a political climate where a not Forbes 400 rich, but still rich guy can treat charges for inciting a riot like making a traffic ticket disappear. Woo. [Reuters] * Working at a law firm in Philly? You may not need to change out of those sweatpants for a little longer. [Law.com] * Federal judges gave most of the failed coup'ers lighter sentences than prosecutors recommended. I didn't expect them to get life in jail for stealing 9 bucks or anything, but come on. [The Crime Report] * The United States imposes visa restrictions on Cuban officials as a punishment to their connection to arresting citizens for peaceful protests. I hope other countries don't return the favor. [Jurist] * OSHA! COVID test for OSHA! Starbucks mandates vaccines or weekly COVID tests for its employees to keep in line with OSHA. [Legal Reader]

Morning Docket: 04.07.21
* The NRA's top lawyer claims he was not consulted on the group's bankruptcy filing. Guess the organization might be shooting from the hip... [LAw360] * A high-profile Nevada lawyer has seemingly admitted to failing to safeguard client funds and other ethical breaches. [Las Vegas Review-Journal] * Several Italian-American organizations are filing a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and local officials over canceling Columbus Day and removing statutes of Christopher Columbus. [CBS News] * Colorado is considering mandatory diversity training for all attorneys. [Denver Post] * Drinker Biddle must face a lawsuit alleging it broke a promise when it purportedly promised to retain an attorney so long as she "performed as an average associate." Seems like a low bar... [ABA Journal]

Arguments For Religious ‘Accommodation’ Have Become Tyrannical
Respect for pluralism is one thing, trying to make nonbeliever rights submissive to conservative religious views is entirely another.

New Philly D.A. Is Fittin’ To Change The Whole Game
Newly elected District Attorney has already fired 31 people.