Ohio
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Courts
Supreme Court Candidate Calls Out Opponent's Busted Textualism
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Courts
'Boneless' Wings Can Have Bones, Declare Committed Textualists
Try our Jamaican Jerk Boneless Wings... now with more BONES! Thanks to the jerks of the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Legal Ethics
Lawyer Suspended For Pooping In Pringles Can Gets His Law License Reinstated
A very serious ethical shituation for this lawyer turned out to have an ending happier than the poop emoji. -
Legal Ethics
Lawyer Plays Double Agent, Allegedly Spying On Muslim Colleagues
He's surrendered his law license. -
Courts
Judge Offers Defendant A Side Of Service With Her Prison Time
All in all, she shouldn't have wasted that rice. -
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.01.23
* Donald Trump’ efforts to get out of legal hot water in Georgia fails. The state judge is having exactly none of this BS. [Politico]
* A Mar-A-Lago employee switches up his legal strategy… once he got rid of his Trump-PAC funded attorney. [Salon]
* Cravath is growing in D.C. [Law.com]
* And Clark Hill is getting bigger in Los Angeles. [Reuters]
* In Ohio, doctors are on the front line of the legal battle for reproductive freedom. [Pro Publica]
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Judge Hit With $1.1 Million Verdict Over Firing Jewish Employee
She alleged her First Amendment free exercise right was violated. -
Legal Ethics
Lawyer Faces Ethics Complaint For Pooping In Pringles Can, Flinging It Into Victims Advocacy Center Parking Lot
This is quite the ethics shituation. -
Government
The Dobbs Ruling Just Made It Even Harder To Fight Cancer In States Like Missouri
It'll really hit the fan once lawmakers find out high fructose corn syrup consumption can lead to low infant birth weights. -
Courts
Man Can't Be Sentenced To Additional 6 Years In Jail For Calling Judge A 'Racist A$$ B*tch'
Cursing at a judge not actual crime. -
Government
Ohio Thinks Requiring That Getting Your Kid's Genitals Checked To 'Own The Libs' Is Totally Fine And Okay
Great pass on the field, Michael. By the way, are you passing for anything else?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.07.22
* Pressure mounts as Russia’s actions in Ukraine labeled genocidal. [CNN]
* Freedom or free doom? Wind energy can be a life or death reality for bald eagles and other birds. Bet they’ll be safer once each death costs the company about $30k. [NPR]
* Handsy cop quietly gets his job back. Don’t worry, not in the Cuomo way. Just the Ike way. That’s apparently acceptable for the force. [Vice]
* Just change the words a little: Ohio copies Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. [Dispatch]
* It is no longer illegal to braid hair in Idaho without a cosmetology license. In other news, it was once illegal to braid hair in Idaho without a cosmetology license. [Forbes]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.27.21
* The CEO of major dating apps gives her opinion on SB8. This makes a lot more sense than if Ja Rule were consulted. [NYT]
* Do you want a fork with that shake? Starting Jan. 1, you’re gonna have to opt-in for your plasticware in Washington. [The Daily News]
* “Yeah I serve it, but I don’t touch the stuff.” Ohio making it legal to serve alcohol at 18. [WTOL]
* With the federal eviction moratorium over, some state-level protections are being added. [WSJ]
* You can post but you can’t hide! New Yorkers aim to mandate some salary transparency for companies posting jobs. [National Law Review]
* A mob of one: Federal prosecutors are getting crafty with their statute application. [WSJ]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.11.21
* Congress will be mandating cars breathalyzers in cars by 2026. Is this the new seat belt or a major 4th Amendment violation? [Tech Crunch]
* Looking to follow the Arbury case and would like a primer on citizen’s arrest? Here you go. [CNN]
* New York is encouraging employees to blow the whistle in a big way. See something, do your best referee impersonation…something. [National Law Review]
* Tribes and conservation groups in Montana are forcing mining companies to clean up after themselves. I hope that this is blared as the company removes the waste, but that might be cruel and unusual. [AP News]
* 1st Amendment is still under attack — and Ohio is throwing a haymaker. [AP News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.09.21
* The 9th Circuit may be determining if Twitter can be sued for sex trafficking soon. [Bloomberg Law]
* North Carolina’s Supreme Court is positioned to determine if nurses can be sued for medical malpractice. [Carolina Journal]
* Must be something in the water: legal standard for water in LA could still be dangerous. [ABC 7]
* is helping cancer patients figure out their legal and financial troubles. Shouts out to Virginia! [WTVR]
* Ohio governor makes it easier to let out those Dionysian urges on a few key holidays. THE EXPLOSIONS WILL BE GLORIOUS! [WHIO]
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Crime, Government
Do We Really Change That Much? New Ohio Law May Show Us.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.3.21
* Second Amendment folks care so much about their guns that they’re backed into supporting women’s autonomy… for now. [The Texas Tribune]
* Now whip it! Whip it bad!: NY law aims to curb nitrous oxide use in young adults. [PoliticsNY]
* Two prisoners who have served decades for violent crimes may be up for parole after Ohio passed this law. [Local 12]
* “Why didn’t they teach us this in high school?!” won’t work as an excuse when it comes to money management anymore in Ohio. Maybe more people should talk openly about money? [Dayton Daily News]
* Kentucky man basically commits to future bar association violations because he owns a building. [Courier-Journal]
* UC Hastings thinking about a name change because of the whole genocide thing. Good on them! [U.S. News]
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Government
Some Ohio Death Row Inmates May Be Eligible For Life Instead
Either way, they're going to have a lot of time on their hands.