Judge Tosses DOJ Lawyer From Courtroom As New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office Descends Into Chaos
A routine sentencing becomes a referendum on DOJ’s increasingly shaky leadership scheme.
Lawyers Behaving All Kinds Of Badly
What's with lawyers these days?
High School Students At School That Banned BLM Flags Treat Black Classmates Like Slaves
Did the kids do this during History or Economics?
Wells Fargo: Oh, You Were Serious About Us Not Improperly Foreclosing On People?
It takes more than a $1 billion fine to really get the Stagecoach’s attention, apparently.
Morning Docket: 09.15.21
* High school have kids have mock slave auction for their black classmates. I know the children are our future, but it’s looking bleak. [KGW]
* Overdoses resulting from people brewing poppy tea. Dope opportunity to teach 1Ls about strict liability though. [ABA Journal]
* Simone Biles and Aly Raisman are about to testify to the Senate concerning Larry Nassar. [Reuters]
* Bit of practicum for today: some advice on what evidence to collect after a car accident. Try to manage that road rage, either way. [Legal Reader]
* There is a lot of talk about qualified immunity on the outside, but what about after you’ve been sentenced? Rory Fleming talks prison reform here. [The Crime Report]
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. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of 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].
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