Roe v. Wade

Having too many people in the room is counterproductive.

Take that, SCOTUS.

'Congress must pass a bill that protects ... reproductive rights,' she said.

Don't worry -- absolutely nothing will be done about it.

I refuse to shy away from the opportunity to use the words 'radical' and 'nautical' in a sentence and have it make sense.

It's outrageous that having three women on the Court was not enough and that one of those women was in the majority decision.

This has potentially disastrous implications.

* Ohio’s GA wants to hit the doctor that helped a 10-year-old rape victim get an abortion if they didn’t do all the proper paperwork. Kafkaesque doesn’t even start to explain that. [Politico]

* Live in Missouri and thinking about getting a divorce? Sure hope you aren’t pregnant. [Riverfront Times]

* Remember the whole preemption argument for allowing abortions in health threatening scenarios? Yeah, Texas would rather you or your sister just die. [Axios]

* Indiana wants SCOTUS to really make sure Roe is a no go. And quickly. [CNN]

* Want the real deal on Intersectionality and CRT instead of whatever nonsense fearmongers are selling? You should register for the 3rd annual Critical Race Theory Summer School! Expect big names and thorough analysis. [AAPF]

Is Congressional Preemption still a thing? Let's find out.

Two generations of women who have grown up under the protection of Roe have that protection no longer.

There remains a plethora of males, feeding off online posts like piranhas, who feel it’s permissible to degrade women’s choices and question their morals.

* Stand firm: The People want to know where Biglaw firms stand on the overturning of ,em>Roe. [Reuters]

* Agency as tragedy: Governor defends Oklahoma’s lack of a rape or incest exception to abortion bans. [CBS News]

* Florida law lets cops harass you for playing music too loud. Talk about the right to remain silent. [Palm Beach Post]

* Biden signed off on a bill that makes it harder for convicted domestic abusers to buy guns. [Reuters]

* Oklahoma’s gun deaths jumped soon after constitutional carry became a thing. With Bruen now law, you may want to work from home. [Oklahoman]

God help us all.

Law professors gather to discuss the potentially disastrous results should Roe fall.

* Today, unions. Tomorrow, strikes! [The Guardian]

* Ever wonder what the law would look like if we treated AR-15s more like pit bulls? No, not that Pitbull. [The Hill]

* There’s a fail-safe for pregnancies that become dangerous if Roe isn’t safeguarded. Biden will have to step up, though. [The Atlantic]

* Not only are there Nazis in the police force, they’re making a killing! [AP]

* A healthy reminder that your experience may vary if you’re thinking about Biglaw to pay off your shiny new six figures of debt. [Reddit]

'If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a [church] will get shot, or a [school] will be [shot up], nobody panics, because it's all 'part of the plan'. But when I say that one little old [SCOTUS justice] will die, well, then everyone loses their minds!' - Joker, The Dark Knight

Can we have a week without a reminder that we are living through a pivotal moment in our country's history?

* Redditor asks if it’s okay to show up to their summer gig a different race than what they indicated on their application. Nobody really reads the fine print… right? [Reddit]

* Arkansas’s governor just signed off on one hell of a “welp, too bad” with this anti-abortion law. [The Guardian]

* A change to Tennessee’s school zone brings some hope to adults left behind. [Axios]

* Biglaw has been quite hush-hush about the Alito leak. No need to capitalize on current events with all these billables I guess. [Law.com]

* Totally not a coup supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks the real racism is blaming white supremacy for mass shootings. [Huff Post]

* Focus, Gov: Hawaii law prevents Governor from moonlighting for Uber as a side gig. [Star Advertiser]

* While it is hard to beat learning torts in pajamas, law students still prefer the real thing. [Reuters]

* More ethanol in Des Moines, please! Iowa law mandates ethanol increase in fuel. [Times Republican]

* NY aims to prevent the use of rap lyrics in criminal cases. About time. [Digital Music News]

* Dark trendsetting: Overturning Roe v. Wade will have global spillover. [The Guardian]

Rich white women finally have some skin in the game.