Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Government
FL State Senator Trolls With Bill To Outlaw Democrats
Has anyone tried putting Florida in a bag of rice for a couple days? -
Courts
First As Novelty, Then As Need: Florida's Public Defenders Are Pushing For Diploma Privilege
Justice deferred is no justice at all. -
Courts
Florida Celebrates Black History Month By Gunning For Woke CLE Credits
This is what MLK would have wanted. -
Crime
Florida Attorney Used Proceeds Of COVID Loan Scam To Pay Trump Golf Club
Does it get more Florida than this? -
Courts
Will Of The People Be Damned, Ron DeSantis Appoints Ousted Judge To Higher Position
Voters rejected this judge, but he's perfect for Ron DeSantis's agenda. -
Courts
The Parental Leave Rule: Give It A Fighting Chance
Simply put, the Parental Leave Rule was never tested. Until now. -
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After Failed 'Intervention,' Trump Proceeds With Genius Plan To Sue New York Attorney General In Florida State Court
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.03.22
* Still care about a free press? In that case, this sounds much needed. [LA Times]
* California just decriminalized jaywalking. In other news, jaywalking was criminalized in California. [CNN]
* Who’d have thunk it — Florida’s social media law made it to SCOTUS. I wonder how this will turn out. [SCOTUSblog]
* Abortion restrictions, as expected, are preventing people from getting the care they need, pregnant or not. [KY 3]
* After 30+ years, Robert’s court is looking a lot like Thomas’. [SCOTUSblog]
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Government
Very Former Georgia Deputy Gets Caught Doing A Slavery
Of course this was based in Florida. -
Courts
Maybe Florida Should Do A Better Job Of Protecting Their Kids From Teachers...
The list of things Floridian children need protection from: CRT, dictionaries, teachers with Sir Mix-A-Lot songs on their playlists... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.12.22
* Georgia Deputy Police Chief gets caught up in a sex trafficking ring. You’d think there would be better background checks for the people whose literal only job is to prevent crap like this. [NY Post]
* Looks like Florida’s child safety laws should be concerned with more than keeping books out of children’s hands. [NBC]
* Keep speech alive! Judge prevents Arizona from punishing citizens for recording the police. [AP]
* Guess whose back? Back again? Polio. Thanks to everyone whose been adamantly fighting vaccine mandates! [The Guardian]
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Government
Florida's Anti-Woke Law Is So Bad For Free Speech That Teachers Are Having A Hard Time Constructing Curricula Around It
'And here's where I'd mention that the reason there are so few mummies is because Europeans ate them, but I'd run the risk of losing my job.' - Some teacher in Florida during World History -
Government
State Worried That Talking About Race Harms Kids Brings Back Beating Children In School
'Giving teachers guns wasn’t enough, they’ll have belts too!' - Missouri parents, apparently -
Courts
Florida's Anti-Woke Law Benchslapped By Federal Judge
The brutal decision uses pop culture to make an incredibly important legal point. -
Government
Law Makes It Harder To Get Books In The Hands Of Kids Living In America's Third Most Illiterate State
Imagine school being held up because some smart aleck submitted a copy of ‘A Portrait Of Dorian Gray.’ -
Government
Suspended Prosecutor Takes Fight Against DeSantis To Court
The First Amendment doesn't only protect religion. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.18.22
* Plan on donating books to Florida schools? This law is putting a stopper on that. [Huff Po]
* Biglaw is playing second fiddle for some law students. [Business Insider]
* Browsers are relevant to antitrust law again. Talk about throwback Thursday. [WSJ]
* Biglaw isn’t as wildly profitable as it once was. I mean, it’s still wildly profitable — some people might get laid off though. [Law.com]
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