Vaccinations

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.26.15

* Step right up and place your bets, because there are still five major cases left on the Supreme Court's docket. With two decision days remaining, we've got same-sex marriage, execution methods, emissions, Congressional redistricting, and guns on tap. [WSJ Law Blog] * A Chicago attorney was arrested this week after a kiddie porn stash was allegedly found in his home. Good thing he resigned from his firm before being arrested. He probably wouldn't have been able to meet his billable hours requirements while sitting inside of a jail cell. [Chicago Sun-Times] * California lawmakers passed the harshest mandatory vaccination requirements in the country -- which include a ban on religious exemptions -- and they're waiting for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the bill. Anti-vaxxers must be losing their minds. [Los Angeles Times] * Sorry to harsh your mellow, but Lloyd's of London is now refusing to insure marijuana businesses due to conflicts between state and federal laws as to their legality. Current policies will not be renewed, and no new contracts will be issued. [Insurance Journal] * The ABA Journal wants to know about the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen a co-worker do while on the job or in court. This is a pretty easy answer here at ATL. I've seen Elie Mystal dancing around without his shirt on more times than I can count. [ABA Journal]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.06.15

* Justice Ginsburg is concerned that "our system is being polluted" by the deluge of money that's being dumped into election campaigns, including judicial elections. "Something is terribly wrong" and it needs to be fixed. [Legal Times] * A Suffolk Law professor says laptops should be banned from law school classrooms because of a recent study that says taking verbatim notes makes student comprehension suffer. But then they wouldn't be able to play online! :( [ABA Journal] * “It is virtually inevitable that some or many of the carriers will challenge the rules." It's highly likely that net neutrality will be headed back to the courts, no matter what the Federal Communications Commission has to say about it. [WSJ Law Blog] * "I think that a law degree is a worthwhile investment for students that have a goal. I don’t know if it’s good for students trying to figure things out." Enrollment is down at Elon Law, but you should go if your goal is to be employed... eventually. [Pendulum] * "Trying to make a claim there's negligence when there are lawful exemptions is very problematic." Also problematic are the measles outbreaks across the country, and it may soon be harder for parents to opt out of vaccinations. [National Law Journal]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.04.15

* When we first reported on this former law school dean's arrest for prostitution, we weren't sure if he was the alleged john. Now we know: SMU Law's John Attanasio allegedly offered to pay an undercover officer $100 for "specific sexual acts." [Dallas Morning News] * It seems that a lawyer in Nebraska lost his "special pen" at the courthouse, and he'd really like it to be returned to him. It's not just any pen -- it's a $500 Montblanc Meisterstück. Help this man get his prestigious pen back. [Omaha World-Herald] * The early numbers on Cadwalader's ranking in the Am Law 100 seems to indicate that would-be chair James Woolery got the hell out while the getting was still good. The firm's profits per partner dropped by 15.3 percent in 2014. Ouch. [Am Law Daily] * "Being in the law school business looked like a good idea. Those days are over." Enrollment continues to decline at law schools across the country, and in Virginia, class sizes are about 20 percent smaller than they were in 2011. [Roanoke Times] * When it comes to the recent murder-suicide of two Tulane Law students, "[p]eople are really surprised and baffled about what happened" because they say there were no warning signs. If you’re depressed, please seek help. [New Orleans Advocate] * Given the fact that children's vaccinations have become a topic presidential candidates are debating, you should know that almost half the states allow anti-vaxxer parents to opt-out. Thanks for the measles, everyone! [WSJ Law Blog]

By Staci Zaretsky
Airplanes / Aviation

Non-Sequiturs: 02.15.12

* Nothing beats a calm, collected, religion-based benchslap of religious hypocrisy. [Tex Parte Blog] * If our parents hadn’t gotten us vaccinated, we’d fire them, too. Jenny McCarthy should jump into a freakin’ volcano. [Volokh Conspiracy] * It must be so hard to write fake news when it all starts coming true. [The Onion] * […]

By Staci Zaretsky & Christopher Danzig