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* I know that Nietzsche had some thoughts on the utility of truth and lies, but actively fighting history is just silly. [NBC News] * No, Patrick, you cannot puff, puff, drive. [Oregon Live] * Sports betting was legalized in Kansas. Finally, something to do for fun besides eat barbecue. [Kansas Reflector] * Ding Dong Protest: Wonder who was behind the SCOTUS home meet and greets? [USA Today] * The Louisiana bill that tried to classify abortions as homicides didn't make it into law. Woop Woo...

* Unforeseen consequences: The wording of strict anti-abortion laws likely to make IVF illegal too. [The Guardian] * Glock-19s for teenagers is enshrined in the Constitution, apparently. [AP News] * Is the right to protest next on the chopping block? [Politico] * The legal system just works a little differently when you're a rich former president, I guess. [The Hill] * Vandy alum give $17.5M to the law school. Now that's a hell of a tax write-off! [Nashville Post]

* 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 f...

* Young Thug got hit with a RICO charge for renting a car used to kill someone. Gunna is somehow involved too. I swear this isn't just a Crim Law final question from a cool professor. Guess this means no Barter 9. [Daily Beast] * Dispensaries are making so much cash it endangers their employees. If only weed were legal federally. [Politico] * Politics post-Alito: Looks like the "neutral" arm of the government has caused some political spillover. [CNN] * Texas is arguing social med...

* 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 a...

* Mum's the word: They've been fighting for a ruling like the Alito leak for decades — why so quiet? [HuffPost] * Louisiana is going all in on criminalizing uteri. [FOX] * States consider laws that will make drunk drivers responsible for paying child support. Please just take an Uber home. [USA Today] * Colorado is setting itself up as a refuge for abortion access. [NPR] * A brilliant 19-year-old just achieved a JD. Not sure if no bar review made it harder or easier to do. [CBS]

* 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 d...

* Oklahoma signed SB8-like bill into law quickly after the Alito leak. [NPR] * What's the limit? Are IUDs next on the chopping block? [The Guardian] * Get it off your chest: Georgia removes "free speech zone" restrictions on college campuses. [Inside Higher Ed] * UVA Law's Innocence Project has gotten over $6M in compensation for wrongly incarcerated folks. Talk about a valuable education! [Law.Virginia] * Spirit declines to take JetBlue's takeover offer. I can already h...

* You’ve probably already heard about the Alito leak. How’s this impact NY? [NBC NY] * Not in New York and have the same questions? Got you covered. [Newsweek] * Covered A to Z: Amazon will reimburse travel expenses for its employees if they live in a state that restricted abortion access. [BBC] * Crimes like fraud don't pay... after the 15-year mark. [Smithsonian Mag] * Recent history: There may still be hope for reparations to be paid out for the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. [CNN]

* Florida is working on a "constitutional" carry thing. We need to stop the trend of just putting "bat" or "constitutional" in front of words like that to make a new product. [Tallahassee Democrat] * Ever wonder about prosecutorial discretion? Here's a primer. [WSJ] * When worlds collide: Looks like the IP buffs are duking it out with the antitrust advocates again. [NEXT TV] * Flexible or vague? A Virginian law about shorelines has homeowners swimming in uncert...