Above the Law

Morning Docket: 08.11.21

* Are civil arrests a thing? These Texan lawmakers are about to find out. [New York Post]

* If you aren’t in Texas or Florida, you may need to flash your other paperwork if you want to grab drinks after work. [PBS]

* Inroad on weakening the undue hardship requirement for declaring bankruptcy on student loans may be on the way. [Yahoo News]

* 4th Circuit says requiring skirts in school uniform violates Title 9. Three cheers for letting people wear things! [Justia]

* Did we lose our shot at herd immunity? This vaccine developer thinks so. [Business Insider]

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].

Delta Variant Really Messing Up Biglaw’s Plans — See Also

Pushing Back Office Opening And Requiring Vaxxes: Seems to be the order of the day.

Seriously: All the cool kids (firms) are doing it.

Get RBG’s Name Out Your Mouth: And outta your briefs.

Huge Legal Tech Merger: Litera acquires Kira Systems.

Oh, And Andrew Cuomo Resigned: NBD.

Wanna Be General Counsel? These Biglaw Firms Are The Best For Getting Attorneys Directly Into That Role

From attorney to client.

Dominion Voting Sues Newsmax, OAN, The Overstock Weirdo For $1.6 Billion

Good luck collecting that judgment.

The Intersection Of Social Media: Imposter Scams And Fake Influence

Imposter accounts and fake profiles need to be shut down at a rapid-fire scale.

Why I’m Suing My Employer Over My University’s Faculty Meeting Mandate

Thanks to Professor Zywicki for the suggestion.

Will He Or Won’t He? Supreme Court Watchers Wonder If/When Breyer Will Retire

The clock is ticking....

Gunner Plans To Be So Ethical It’s Literally Unfair

No, you can't withdraw from representing your client because they have bad vibes.

Biglaw Heavy Hitters Add Vaccine Mandates To Their Reopening Policies

More firms join in to protect their employees from the spread of COVID-19.

Workers Gaining Leverage To Take On Corporate Power

If job market numbers like these keep popping up, a reckoning may be on the horizon.

Like Salt In A Wound, Anti-Choice Advocates Cite RBG In Briefing

No, RBG would not co-sign this BS.

Biglaw Firms Continue To Roll Out Vaccine Mandates, Delay Reopenings

Thanks to the Delta variant, Biglaw firms are quickly changing their plans.

Litera Announces Aquisition Of Kira Systems

Kira will spin off a new company to serve corporate clients.

CMS Proposes Revoking ‘Most Favored Nation’ Drug Pricing Model

Following several legal battles and opposition from providers, CMS is proposing nixing the Most Favored Nation Model, which matches payments for Medicare Part B drugs to the lowest price paid by other wealthy countries.

Andrew Cuomo Resigns

The other shoe inevitably drops.