This Police Department’s DNA Collection Was So Unethical New Laws Will Likely Be Made Preventing It From Happening Again
Treating victims like future violators can’t be good for police-civilian relations.
Morning Docket: 09.13.22
* Whose Flight Is It, Anyway?: Lawsuit aims to enforce minimum seat sizes among airlines. Looking at you Spirit and Frontier. [Reuters] * Remember Independent state legislative theory? That's still a thing, and it looms darker than before. Like fair elections? Pay attention. [Common Dreams] * The DOJ subpoenaed over 30 people related to Trump's mucking about. Somebody is gonna fold, and Twitter will be ablaze. [CNN] * Reporting sexual assault is hard enough as is without the risk of a kit being used against you. [The Guardian] * Sotomayor has temporarily weighted in on the nuanced question of if Yeshiva University has a religious right to discriminate against their student's affiliations. This is a good primer. [Vox]
Billables Are Not The Same As Cash Flow. Here’s Why That’s Important.
Findings from the MyCase 2025 Legal Industry Report.
Non-Sequiturs: 05.25.16
* Peter Thiel may not have liked being a lawyer, but he's willing to pay for them -- as long as they're suing Gawker. [Law and More] * The owner of the New York Jets is backing Donald Trump and he has an unblemished record of picking winners. As long as you ignore Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Ken O'Brien, the desiccated corpses of Brett Favre and Neal O'Donnell... actually this may turn out okay for the Democrats. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * The Senate actually did something, and it was good! Yesterday, they passed a bill to help sexual assault survivors. [Slate] * Did Casey Anthony pay for Jose Baez's legal services with her body? A private investigator claims that she did. [Radar Online] * The term "Oriental," as a way to refer to people, is being stripped from federal law. [Air Talk] * Follow up is super important, especially when you are trying to build your own law practice. [Reboot Your Law Practice]
Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.16
* Within North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ bill, they also eliminated the wrongful discharge cause of action for discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics. This just gets better and better. [Lexology] * Kansas senator Jerry Moran is the latest Republican saying that Merrick Garland deserves a hearing on his nomination. Given his strong conservative credentials, this is a real victory for the Dem's messaging. [Huffington Post] * Some advice for lawyers looking to end the cycle of addiction. [Law and More] * Hey! There’s good news out of Florida! Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill to test the backlog of rape kits. [Slate] * If you want to talk about traditions, then you should support a hearing on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court. [Trib Talk] * On conquering anxiety. [Forbes] * The video you didn’t even know you needed. RuPaul’s Drag Race takes on the Supreme Court. [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUCRHrnSQGk