Police Surveillance

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.21.22

* Irate Policing or Intellectual Property?: Cops play Disney songs on patrol to prevent the public from recording them. [CNN] * Special lasagna: Newly weds break in their relationship with criminality after dosing their special guests. [CNN] * Texas and Florida are looking to end tenure. If only this directly impacted a certain professor at Penn. [The Hill] * SCOTUS may give the ok for people to carry guns on NY trains. I still shudder thinking about Goetz. [Fast Company] * Its my money and I need cash now!: Seattle law clinic helps workers fight wage theft. [King 5]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.17.22

* On truth and lies in a legal sense: Ever wonder about politicians fibbing? [NPR] * Judge fired pregnant woman 10 days before she was due. Now that’s petty. [WaPo] * Three anti-sexual-harassment laws are a prime opportunity to dunk on Cuomo. [NY Post] * Stop hitting yourself: Microsoft so focused on preventing theft it labels itself a scammer just to be safe. [Bleeping Computer] * Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Not you if the mayor of NY has anything to say about it. [Audacy]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.28.22

* Biden's announcement of his SCOTUS nominee could take until the end of Black History Month. Hold on to your butts! [NYT] * SCOTUS gave the green light for Alabama to kill a man overnight. [CBS News] * Slow down, Florida Man! If passed, a Florida law might net you a $158 dollar speeding ticket. Looks like they're taking a page out of Alabama's ticket trap book. [FOX] * Think all the hubbub around Justice Breyer's retirement means nothing if the Court remains 6-3? See what these legal minds think — it might change your own. [Politico] * "Stop recording!" An Arizona bill wants to restrict how citizens can record on-the-clock cops. Hey, somebody's gotta have video evidence for when the body cams mysteriously turn off. [12news]

By Chris Williams
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.04.21

* Jury to decide the legal significance of Ahmaud Arbery's murder pulls the "I have a black friend" rule to look a little less racist. Still racist enough for the judge to call it "intentional discrimination" though. [CNN] * Biden shows off his new judge picks. [Law360] * How many oopsies does it take for a judge to admit he broke the law? 1, 2... 138! [ABA Journal] * Say you live in a police state without saying you live in a police state — here are some nifty guidelines on if you should record the police, even if it’s legal. [FOX8] * Airbnb renters in Texas found out they were being spied on and may have signed away their right to sue. [WFLA]

By Chris Williams