January 19, 2022

Morning Docket: 01.19.22 - Above the LawAbove the Law - Above the Law

* Company that probably played a massive role in proliferating anti-global warming propaganda fears the chilling effects of accountability. [Mother Jones]

* New Jersey governor renews law that prevents cops from being near polling places because of that whole voter suppression by force thing. When are we getting a new Voting Rights Act again? [New Jersey Globe]

* Illinois is trying to make birth control a little more accessible. It’s not over the counter, but it’s a start! [WTTW]

* Jersey just passed some harm reduction-focused legislation that will increase access to safe needles. [Inquirer]

* Find it suspicious that you’re getting advertisements for Sweet Baby Ray’s after privately making fun of Zuckerberg? These congresspeople are looking to stop that. [ZDNet]

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.



source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/01/morning-docket-01-19-22/

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