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Will Protesting Cost Students Their Ability To Practice Law? California Shrugs Off A Clear Answer

Really could use a bright line here.

Harvard Triples Down On Punishing Campus Free Speech, Adds Prayer To No-No List

Praying and studying at Harvard. What, like it's hard?

Harvard Doubles Down On ‘Protest’ Retaliation & Punishes Teachers For Studying In Library

It's a bad look for the school.

So Much For Free Speech: Harvard Law Students Punished For Reading Together At Campus Library

Even study groups are complex now.

Self-Immolation Across Street From Courthouse Housing Trump Case

The story continues to develop.

Tennessee’s House Of Representatives Violated The First Amendment So They Wouldn’t Have To Hear Complaints About Children Being Gunned Down

With representatives like these, who needs enemies?

Guy Whose Entire Job Revolves Around Discussing How Law Impacts Our Lives Complains Woke Companies Are Responding To Legal Decisions

First they won't let a judge who is directly part of the reason that doctors will not treat women who've had miscarriages (for fear that they'd lose their licenses) eat a nice steak dinner, and now this?!

Morning Docket: 07.20.22

* It wasn't ever really about zygotes: Candidate throws dirt on abortion because women are better off barefoot and pregnant. [Vanity Fair] * 17 Congress members leave a protest with a photo op. [CBS News] * Doctor who helped the 10 year old rape victim forced to cross state lines sues Indiana's AG for defamation. [FOX 59] * I've never met a Co. like you before: Meta sues Meta for being too...Meta? [The Verge] * Some House Republicans are civil enough to vote to protect gay marriage. Let's see how the Senate responds. [Politico]

Morning Docket: 05.27.22

* Elon stands accused of using tweets to manipulate Twitter's purchase price. I knew those Elden Ring build screenshots were fishy. TWO MEDIUM SHIELDS?! [Ars Technica] * Reminder to partners: Ellipses aren't commas or and when they are used as conversational pauses... they denote tension. Now please stop stressing out your associates. [Reddit] * Good News! You aren't the only one not studying for the bar. You should probably start soon though. [Reddit] * Science says less guns means less unnecessary death. Maybe our laws could like, you know, reflect that? [Scientific American] * Students are starting to protest gun violence by walking out of class. [ABC News]

Oh No, A New York Judge Didn’t Let Gunmakers Avoid Legal Responsibility For Our Dead!

What's next? Suing car makers for releasing dangerous products into commerce?

Morning 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]

Morning Docket: 05.13.22

* I know that Nietzsche had some thoughts on the utility of truth and lies, but actively fighting history is just silly. [NBC News] * No, Patrick, you cannot puff, puff, drive. [Oregon Live] * Sports betting was legalized in Kansas. Finally, something to do for fun besides eat barbecue. [Kansas Reflector] * Ding Dong Protest: Wonder who was behind the SCOTUS home meet and greets? [USA Today] * The Louisiana bill that tried to classify abortions as homicides didn't make it into law. Woop Woop! [Reuters]

Morning Docket: 05.09.22

* Goodbye: ABA recommends dropping the LSAT as an admissions requirement. But how will we know who is the next Learned Hand? [NYT] * Who cares about the 1st when you have a gun? Trump asked if it was okay to "Just shoot protestors" he didn't like while he was in office. [NPR] * Law school speed run sub 20: South Texas College of Law has just minted its youngest JD. Maybe they finally have the time to watch a few Elden Ring playthroughs. [KHOU] * About 60% of Americans think that abortion should be legal federally. That's larger than the percentage of people that approve of the SCOTUS. I wonder if they are related concepts? [The Hill] * Senate will vote on if Roe ought be codified into law on Wednesday. Time to see where our leader's allegiances lie. [Reuters]

Who Needs To Roll Back Prices When You Can Roll Back Employees

There's a joke about a toxic work environment and hazard pay here.

Morning Docket: 03.18.22

* In memoriam: A son remembers a legal giant. [The Pulse] * Gagging the 1st: 11th Circuit considers the constitutionality of a law that imposes heightened penalties on a class of protesters. [CBS 12] * The police are called on Yale students who protested a Federalist Society lecturer. What happened to fighting speech with speech? [New York Post] * Texas is locking up folks without filing charges or giving them lawyers. No way this is legal. [The Texas Tribune] * Turns out Pepe does not go to the moon: 500k lawsuit follows after an NFT buyers faces the power of ctrl + v. [Notebook Check]