Slavery

The Ancestors Of Two Supreme Court Justices Owned Slaves. Will That Change How We Look At Their Decisions?

I wonder how many circuit judges had slave-owning ancestors.

Judge Cites Slavery To Support Custody Opinion In Apotheosis Of Originalism

Maybe... don't?

Harvard Helps Preserve Slave Quarters As Part Of Reckoning With Its Law School’s History

Maybe next they can find the descendants of the enslaved and pay them directly!

Demanding Reparations Because A Slavery Name Is No Longer Honored Is Beyond The Pale

I'd say he has his work cut out for him if he really wants to pursue this claim, but he'll probably take a page out of his ancestor's book and 'outsource' the labor.

Everybody With T.C. Williams In Their LinkedIn Profile May Consider Changing It

What happened happened, but times are a changin. 

Very Former Georgia Deputy Gets Caught Doing A Slavery

Of course this was based in Florida.

As Awareness Spreads, Slavery-Supported Supply Chains Are Being Sussed Out

"Being against slavery is so hot right now" - Some Biglaw firm's PR director

Morning Docket: 06.22.22

* Preventing collusion with enslavement in China has Americans worried things won't be as cheap. Very strong "Ethical accountability is cool and all, but I need to eat chocolate!" vibes. [NYT] * Texas's Robb Elementary school is slated to be demolished. [Reuters] * SCOTUS thinks having a gun during a theft isn't inherently violent. Little weird but okay. [CNN] * Still figuring out where the Carson v. Makin ruling came from? The signs were there all along. [CNN] * Rule of discretion: Sheriffs are running on the platform of NOT enforcing the laws they'd be sworn to protect. Like a bunch of them. [Colorado Sun]

Harvard Commits $100M To Begin Addressing The Whole ‘Major Benefiter From Enslavement’ Thing

I am hopeful. Suspicious that Rachel Dolezal will somehow benefit the most from this — but hopeful.

Morning Docket: 10.13.21

* A lawyer was suspended for forging a judge’s signature. There’s a good pun about lacking judgment somewhere in that. [Bloomberg Law] * Judge who jailed kids under a bogus law still under fire. If cancel culture is real, she should be the Cancelee of the Month. [WKRN] * SCOTUS Justice thinks about if cops can be sued vis a vis cigarette-smoking centaurs. I didn’t think I’d ever write that string of words, yet here we are. [Bloomberg Law] * Beware, lovers: Ohio has an antiquated law that allows for marriage as a defense to rape. [Dispatch] * California passes a law requiring a gender-neutral aisle in toy stores. Mx. Potato Heads are about to be flying off the shelves! [USA Today] * California schools now required to provide free menstrual products to their students. About damn time. [NBC News]

Morning Docket: 09.15.21

* High school have kids have mock slave auction for their black classmates. I know the children are our future, but it's looking bleak. [KGW] * Overdoses resulting from people brewing poppy tea. Dope opportunity to teach 1Ls about strict liability though. [ABA Journal] * Simone Biles and Aly Raisman are about to testify to the Senate concerning Larry Nassar.  [Reuters] * Bit of practicum for today: some advice on what evidence to collect after a car accident. Try to manage that road rage, either way. [Legal Reader] * There is a lot of talk about qualified immunity on the outside, but what about after you've been sentenced? Rory Fleming talks prison reform here. [The Crime Report]

Some Reflections On The Importance Of Today, Juneteenth

Why is today, June 19, such a significant day in American history? And how is Biglaw commemorating it?

American Prisoners Are Striking To End Their Own Enslavement And It’s Time To Pay Attention

No punishment justifies the government forcing people to work without pay.

Black People Do Have Bourgeois Values: That’s Why So Many White People Are Still Alive

There's nothing wrong with black people that ending racism wouldn't fix.

This Sheriff Is Actually Angry That They’re Taking Away His ‘Good’ Slaves

Also California Is Using Slave Labor To Fight Fires