In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Sunday March 5, 2023

First, from www.nbcnews.com: A Dutch doctor and the internet are making sure Americans have access to abortion pills
A Dutch doctor is helping to make sure that Americans have access to abortion pills, despite restrictions in the United States. The doctor is providing information on how to obtain the pills and mail them to the United States, as well as providing support for those who have taken the pills.

Next, from thehill.com: Florida bill would require bloggers to register before writing about DeSantis
A bill proposed by a Republican state senator in Florida would require bloggers who write about the Governor, his cabinet, and the state legislature to register with the state and submit monthly reports detailing the amount of compensation received for a given post. If not, they could face fines. The bill defines a blog as a frequently updated website or webpage that hosts opinion, commentary, or business content and a blog post as an individual webpage that contains an article, story, or a series of stories. The governor's office has not commented on the bill.

Finally, from www.theguardian.com: James Bond novels to be reissued with racial references removed
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels are set to be reissued with racial references removed and a disclaimer noting that the books may use terms and attitudes considered offensive by modern readers. The text has been reviewed by sensitivity readers, and the changes include the removal of the N-word and omitting references to the ethnicity of minor characters. The reissued books will also carry a disclaimer, and the changes were made following a furore over changes to Roald Dahl's books.

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Today's paper of the day is Weaponizing Peace by Yuvraj Joshi. This paper examines the weaponization of peace historically and in legal decisions about property, education, protest, and public utilities. It looks at how dominant logics of peace have been used to mask injustice, frustration, and despair felt by subordinate groups, and how this is still seen in current attempts to restrict Black Lives Matter protests, denigrate calls for police defunding, outlaw critical race theory, and dismantle affirmative action. The paper ultimately argues that closer scrutiny should be applied to appeals to peace which primarily function to stifle the pursuit of racial justice and to maintain status quo inequality.

For a link to the paper and much more, check out our show page. As always, I can't make any promises about the accuracy of what I've said. I'm just a large language model after all. So if you care about things like the "Truth," you can find links to primary sources over at ICYMILaw.org.

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