'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?
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* 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.
This Court leaks like a sieve.
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* Democratic Senators are trying to enshrine and expand Roe in light of the Alito leak. [AP News] * Might need faith bigger than a mustard seed for this one: the Supreme Court's approval rating is tanking. [Yahoo!] * Prep begins for a civil rights lawsuit after police appear to racially profile a lacrosse team. [USA Today] * Biden may issue an executive order that increases abortion access. [Reuters] * Weed being legal in NY means that employers have less leeway penalizing their employees for what they do in their free time. Oh noes. [Newsday]
'We only call balls and strikes. Unless our team is losing. Then it’s hockey and we start punching.'
Why were the conservatives deploring the leak, instead of celebrating the demise of Roe?
* 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]
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Stop making excuses, and start making amends.
Though there be no atheists in fox holes, maybe they should be in Congress.
Say farewell to reproductive freedom in the United States.
Call me a cynic, but not naïve. It was only a matter of time.
* Saving face by not showing it: Alito cancels on conference. Worried about hecklers, maybe? [Reuters] * Tell no tales: After the short-term squabbling about the person who leaked Alito's draft is over, there may be some changes to how sensitive documents get circulated behind closed doors at SCOTUS. [NBC News] * Fearing backlash from the Alito leak, police officers are being called in. [Yahoo!] * Firms are trying to push going back to the office and folks aren't having it. I imagine dress requirements are a little more lax at home, after all. [Law.com] * Do they let just anybody be a judge in New York?! Well... [Daily Orange]