Lex Libris

Nik | 31 | Law Clerk | [law blog]

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legit my dad was like “i really don’t like the concept of abortion and i wish it didn’t exist, but i’m not about to act like it’s my call” and then i pointed out “the entire concept of outlawing abortion is saying the government has more right over your body parts than you do and has the legal precedent required to take one of your kidneys at any time so long as there’s a single person in need of a kidney transplant” and he suddenly went extremely pro-choice so that’s an argument that never fails

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THIS.

YES.

THANK YOU.

The question of fetal personhood is and always has been a distraction from the actual issue at hand, which is bodily autonomy.

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A sincere belief in liberty and freedom, especially within the context of our Constitution, often means that we say “No this is not an acceptable use government or governmental authority”. Even when government is attempting to do something we might personally agree with.

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i like how much this betrays how Tumblr user “law school ruined me” misunderstands basic civics

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Ma’am I’m Canadian

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Losing Miranda Rights protections wasn’t on my 2022 bingo card yet here we are….

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Supreme Court limits ability to enforce Miranda rights

The Supreme Court limited the ability to enforce Miranda rights in a ruling Thursday that said that suspects who are not warned about their

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Because what America really needs right now is less ability to hold cops personally accountable for their actions

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So this means that you do still have the right to remain silent.

You just now cannot sue if you are not told your rights.

Unfortunately, this will mostly harm those unaware of their rights. So will deeply, and mostly, effect uneducated people and those unfamiliar with U.S. laws (such as new immigrants).

They (cops) are not only further protected, but now are allowed to not tell you when you have that right. Which honestly can just be confusing for anyone.

It’s fucked up and definitely targets marginalized individuals, in addition to protecting cops. Double lose.

The Supreme Court does not care about us.

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Now more than ever: DO NOT TALK TO COPS.

If you are taken into custody for Anything, you invoke your right to a lawyer (“I am invoking my right to a lawyer. Here is my lawyer’s number/Please assign me a public defender.”)

Then you shut the fuck up. “I am invoking my right to remain silent.” Do not make small talk. Do not answer ANY questions. If at any point you do (like to ask for the bathroom, a drink, etc) immediately repeat that you are invoking your right to silence. They will try to get you to talk. They’re allowed to try to get you to break your silence, and they will do so. They’ll make you wait for the lawyer.

Every cop show ever has taught you that getting a lawyer looks guilty, and I’m telling you that’s propaganda. Get the fucking lawyer. Even if they just want a statement out of you, even if you called them. Get the lawyer. Shut up.

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Yes 👏👏👏

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i really hate that abortion legality often boils down to “men shouldn’t make laws about women’s bodies” because while cisnormativity and misogyny stemmed from that is a role played in this, it ignores the fact that men are also affected by this and also there are female senators that would gladly vote to make abortion illegal. and it also ignores the other forms of oppression that also play into this like classism, racism, ableism… nobody should make it illegal for someone to make a choice about their own body period

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there is a demon inside me who adds exclamation points to all my emails

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this was a great read. “Laziness Does Not Exist” by Devon Price

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Not much focus on rehabilitation

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This seems like a good time to mention the Prisoners Literature Project and Inside Books Project. Both of these organizations send free books to incarcerated people, and are always looking for donations - both books and money -and volunteers! (Prisoners literature project sends books everywhere but Texas - Inside Books project is just Texas).

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It’s also a good time to mention Books Beyond Bars, a group of volunteers that gets books (especially queer books!) and educational material to LGBTQ+ prisoners (both adult and youth offenders) in the UK.

The US equivalent is LGBT Books to Prisoners.

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so i started watching the fran lebowitz show and .. yeah. everyone say thank u fran <3

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“…people are consistently told “What can you learn about your own life from this novel, what lessons will this teach you? How can you use this…” This is a philistine idea. This is beyond vulgar. It’s an awful way to approach anything. It should take you away. A book should not be a mirror, it’s supposed to be a door.”

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from jenny odells how to do nothing: surviving the attention economy

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