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How Attacks On Section 230 Could Put Addiction Recovery Efforts At Risk

So many issues.

Littering? In This Economy? Not On My Watch!

I hope they get fancy-colored uniforms. #BackTheRed, maybe?

Fox News Gets Benchslapped By DE Judge In Dominion Defamation Suit

Those depositions are gonna be LIT.

A Lawyer’s ‘Christmas Carol’

A cautionary tale for the holiday season.

Biglaw Bonus Bingo: Firms That Have Announced Major Money For Associates

Is your firm listed here? If not, what are the partners waiting for?

What Employers Need To Know About New Marijuana Laws

Lawyers from the Pro Bono Partnership weigh in on a ‘work in progress.’

The Legal Profession Can Do Better At Helping New Parents Return To The Office

Having a family and a career shouldn't be this difficult.

Bumbling Trump Coup Lawyer John Eastman Finds Yet Another Bar Complaint In His Stocking

They hate you. They really really hate you.

Law School Wants You To Know They Lost Your Exam… K Thx BYE!!!!!!!

GW is going through some things.

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]

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.  He endured 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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These Law Schools Are Good At Getting People Jobs: That actually, like, require a J.D.

This Seems Wildly Inappropriate: And now the judge is off the bench.

Raises! At Baker Donelson: They’re not at the top of the market or anything, but still nice.

Bill To Unplug: At Sheppard Mullin.

Bonus Roll Call: Arnold & Porter and Sheppard Mullin.

No Bonuses (Yet) At Latham: But they do have gift baskets.

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The LSAT Scores At These Law Schools Are Impressive

That's quite the test score.

Legal Tech Look-Back: A New Series Highlighting Moments From The Annals Of Legal Technology

Aah legal tech. How far we’ve come. How far we haven’t.

What Else Could Happen To California Lawyers? Don’t Ask.

Don’t be afraid to go for what you want. You won’t have a Legislature second-guessing you.