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* A working-from-home benefit is that you can keep an eye on your young ones. Better than having Alexa doing the babysitting. [Business Insider] * Louisiana doctors will be prescribing flower come Jan 1. Gotta get greens in your diet somehow. [KALB] * Keeping tabs on liberty can be difficult. Here’s a summary of voting rights and voting wrongs that will color 2022. [NYT] * In New Jersey, a mom’s sentence for killing her son was overturned after judges ruled the jury had no idea what the hell...

* Build Bombs Better: Biden just passed a $777B military budget. Maybe next year we can use 2.5% of that to end homelessness. [Aljazeera] * Do you solemnly swear to uphold the truth, so help you God? Maybe? Eh, good enough. [ABA Journal] * Floridian lawmakers have some legal resolutions lined up for the new year — here are a couple. [Tampa Bay Times] * Forced birthers scored major wins against abortion's legality in 2021. Determine the lay of the land to prepare for what's next. [ABC...

* 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...

* Worried all these new lawyers will dry up jobs? There won’t be a problem if you’re willing to move to the desert. [Law.com] * More pairs of genes than GAP: New report suggests that Medicare part B is encouraging fraud.  [National Law Review] * Stacey Abrams is getting hit with the “no u” argument from across the aisle. [Politico] * SCOTUS scheduled to look at if Joe can federally mandate vaccines for medical workers. [Law.360] * States are willing to make big changes in the name of mo...

* Law prof who oopsied a sexism and a racism on his final exam has to get schooled before he can return to his post. Looks like the law is a profession of continuous learning after all. [ABA Journal] * The Kellogg's strike is over and a contract has been agreed to. That's Grrrreat! [Kiro7] * Go Army, Beat COVID! The Army is finishing up on a vaccine that should cover current and future variants of the Rona and its SARS cousins. [Defenceone] * Lincoln County in Georgia is down to just o...

* Scott Perry has some 'splaining to do about Jan. 6th. Its always fun to see co-workers grill each other. [NPR] * Alex Jones deploys the coveted "No U" defense and sues the Jan. 6th committee for doing their job. [Business Insider] * Minimum sentencing draws out maximum solidarity. If one of them could get 110 years for an accident out of their control, all of them could. [ABC 7] * If Manchin wants to avoid the naughty list, he'd better heed coal miners' warnings about ...

* The line of men prepared for Jan. 6th 2: Treasonous Bugaloo is already starting to form. [Newsweek] * Weed is legal in Virginia — unless you’re on a college campus. How else will students earn high scores? [Richmond Times-Dispatch] * The fight to push history out of schools is targeting libraries now. Totally normal. [UPI] * Burning out from zealous advocacy? This is probably worth looking at. You can’t file complaints when you’re a pile of ash, ya know. [National Law Review] * Cali’...

* Party that frequently accuses others of being brainwashed is trying to pass a doublespeak Anti-Woke bill. Who knew I'd be using more media studies than algebra in my adulthood? [WaPo] * Is a train being used to prepare for departure "in use"? Well, I guess that depends on what your definition of is is. [Reuters] * Businesses are starting beef over a Californian law that would cause a national pork shortage. [NYT] * The costs of ambiguity: a man who suffered a heart attack dies ...

* Judicial discretion is one thing, but come on: Michelle Odinet in hot water after hard R'ing a suspect. [The Advocate] * Not this time, Texas! Social media law gets blocked because it's unconstitutional. [EFF] * Let's talk about SEC, baby: the tightening of insider trading rules and money market fund changes may be upon us. [Reuters] * The immaculate scholarship: St. Mary's School of Law receives a $1.8M endowment from the heavens. [Law.com] * Raid gone wrong results in a $...

* Legal points of authority are having problems implementing hybrid theory. [Law.com] * Two teens caught prepping for a school shooting got arrested for trespassing. Love a good Property x Crim crossover episode. [WJAC TV] * She’s just like you and me, but she’s vouchless: and landlords want it that way. [Economist] * Something is rotten in the state of the US, and  okaying racism was probably involved, says this opiner. [The Hill] * Remember all the jokes we made about commuting from our b...