Tag: anti-bullying laws

* Laws matter: life lost after school neglects to follow anti-bullying protocol. [WBEZ]

* The EU’s laws will be impacting American free speech, eh? Talk about long-arm statutes. [The Hill]

* Oklahoma just passed their version of Texas’s Roe sidestep. Over/under for them banning condoms too in two weeks? [CNN]

* Marjorie Taylor Greene is maintaining the Shaggy defense for her Section 3 trial. [NBC News]

* People are upset that the Texas bill disincentivizing the use of clean energy isn’t enough to keep them using fossil fuels. Sorry, not sorry. [NPR]

What can we learn from the experience of other countries?

A major common theme: powerlessness or a big workplace power differential.

Workplace bullying can affect morale, increase turnover, and give rise to lawsuits.

It's more about the bully than the star, as columnist Richard Cohen explains.

Despite the need for anti-bullying laws, columnist Richard Cohen predicts that they will wither on the vine – for now.

Parent accuses 91-0 high school football victors of "bullying."

States consider legislation restricting workplace bullying. It might not be a bad idea....

* Andrew Sweat claims fear of concussions made him hang ‘em up and go to law school. I’m not saying he shouldn’t be scared of football, I’m saying he should be worried about law school, too. [Deadspin] * Studying for the LSAT helps your brain. No really. It can even make you smart enough to avoid law school all together. [LSAT Blog: Ace the LSAT] * Looks like Jamie Dimon decided to send in The Wolf. [Dealbreaker] * How famous do I have to be before weight loss companies compete to make me take their diets for free (plus hire me a personal trainer) so they can say their weight loss program “works”? Surely, I’m fat enough. [WSJ Law Blog] * Instead of making laws against bullying, parents could also be less lazy and just learn how to use Facebook. [Orlando Sentinel] * Lawyer on lawyer name-calling. [Legal Newsline] * Hey, you’re going to be able to buy liquor on Sundays in Connecticut. Cool. Good to see that laws based entirely on weird, religious tradition are being found to be stupid. [WTNH] * This is a fun time to think about law firm branding, don’t you think? Sorry, let me make that a little more clear: Dewey think this is a fun time to think about law firm branding? [Law and More] * Looking ahead to the Facebook IPO in Blawg Review, which is also posted on Facebook this week. [Preaching to the Perverted via Blawg Review]

Earlier this week, the Michigan Senate passed anti-bullying legislation that included an exception that allowed religious nuts to bully gay kids if they wanted to. The Michigan Senators who voted for the bill wouldn’t characterize it that way, but let’s just say those jackasses won’t be hosting the Oscars, either. Yesterday, the Michigan House also […]