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Broke Judge Deemed Too Racist For Alabama

Not gonna lie, 'Too racist for Alabama' would be a sick LinkedIn line.

Trump Invokes Magical Ex-President Executive Privilege From Golf Cart In Jan. 6 LOLsuit

You know, to protect the separation of powers.

Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering ‘Some Geniuses’

The Constitution isn't as easy to break as you might think.

Now Live At The Non-Event: eDiscovery Swag!

Still understand 'gigabytes' in terms of boxes of documents? Read on.

Do We Really Change That Much? New Ohio Law May Show Us.

Time will tell if corrections actually did any correcting.

Tinder Lawsuit Swipes Right Into Trial

Billionaires fighting millionaires.

Biglaw Associate Passes Away Following The Birth Of Son

She's described as a 'bright light' who will be missed.

Supreme Court Hears Challenges On Texas Abortion Laws

The Court heard two cases on S.B. 8 back to back: Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and U.S. v. Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Texas’s 'heartbeat' abortion law, S.B. 8, on November 1, 2021, after setting an expedited briefing and argument schedule. The issues before the Court concern not the legality of the ban, but whether the cases can be brought in federal court.

Biglaw Firm Boosts Salaries For The THIRD Time This Year, But…

Better luck next time for that $205K starting salary.

DOJ, Merrick Garland Deserve Some Credit For $2.2B Publishing Industry Antitrust Suit

When a government office or official does something notably good, it’s worth pointing out.

Brand Influencers: A Lucrative, Yet Risky Marketing Strategy For Cannabis Companies

By 2022, U.S. companies are expected to spend up to $15 billion on influencer marketing.

Jeff Bezos’s Tesla Knockoff For Sale At Discount, At Least By Tesla Standards

And, frankly, not all that much of a discount, either.

Morning Docket: 11.3.21

* Second Amendment folks care so much about their guns that they’re backed into supporting women’s autonomy… for now. [The Texas Tribune]

* Now whip it! Whip it bad!: NY law aims to curb nitrous oxide use in young adults. [PoliticsNY]

* Two prisoners who have served decades for violent crimes may be up for parole after Ohio passed this law. [Local 12]

* “Why didn’t they teach us this in high school?!” won’t work as an excuse when it comes to money management anymore in Ohio. Maybe more people should talk openly about money? [Dayton Daily News]

* Kentucky man basically commits to future bar association violations because he owns a building. [Courier-Journal]

* UC Hastings thinking about a name change because of the whole genocide thing. Good on them! [U.S. News]

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] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.

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I Guess The First Amendment Only Matters If You’re A Republican: Or something like that.

Law Can Be Used For Good: Even in Oklahoma.

Law School Admissions Weren’t Always So Focused On Test Scores

There was law school before the LSAT.