Morning Docket: 12.17.21

* Officers talk race and sex in the uniform. I’m sure the “back the blue” folks will rush at this opportunity to create a safer workplace for the women in blue. [NBC Washington]

* New Orleans police will be deputizing citizens to enforce the law. Don’t worry, it’s apparently more hall monitor-y than what Philadelphia did. [The Lens]

* After New Jersey opened up applications for weed growers, manufacturers, and testing lab operators, people quickly dispensed with their applications. [App]

* With great power comes great responsibility. Especially if they get rid of qualified immunity in Vermont. [Burlington Free Press]

* New York is broadening the reach of its whistleblower protections and passing a digital workplace monitoring law. I wonder if either of these statutes will have a section on the proper use of emojis in emails. [National Law Review]

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Topics

Morning Docket, Qualified immunity, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Protection Policies