Above the Law

Morning Docket: 10.18.21

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* Students arrested for PPWB (Planning to Protesting While Black). [Insider]

* Man finally arrested after his daughter proved that she was conceived because of nonconsensual sex. This is not the wrongful birth scenario we covered in Torts. [The Guardian]

* Breyer just gave the Supreme Court a 3.5/5 on Yelp.  Jurisprudence has a nice presentation but the due process was a little soggy. [The Hill]

* A woman was found guilty of first-degree murder because she miscarried. [Newsweek]

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.

Supreme Nothingness — See Also

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Yawn: Supreme Court reform commission comes back with… not much of anything.

Interesting Timing: By pure coincidence, the commission report that couldn’t figure out if there might be a legitimacy problem with a life-tenured high priesthood of a Supreme Court released their findings just in time for Clarence Thomas to celebrate 30 years on the Court.

Critical Race Theory… Where The REAL Money Is: Wingnuts think Merrick Garland is using the DOJ to get rich off critical race theory or something.

Don’t Envy The Firm PR Team: Mayer Brown was helping China crackdown on Hong Kong. Yeesh.

There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Never Mind: Kirkland & Ellis is bringing folks back to the office, but at least you get free breakfast and lunch.

The Emperor Has No Cybersecurity: Missouri is threatening a journalist with “noticing things in the first degree” after figuring out that the state accidentally posted the social security numbers of a bunch of teachers.

Legal Training: Then And Now

Notes to my (legal) self.

Recording Testimony Is No Substitute For A Court Reporter

A digital recording is no substitute for the neutrality and legitimacy that is inferred when a court report is involved in recording the testimony of witnesses.

Court Says Google Translate Isn’t Reliable Enough To Determine Consent For A Search

Warrants sound better in the original Klingon.

The Non-Event Industry Wrap-Up: Legal Billing Software

The latest from Clio, LawPay, and MyCase.

Lawsuit Over Henrietta Lacks’s Legacy

Someone is profiting, but it isn't her family.

Biden’s Committee Is As Effective As Punching Inanimate Objects

If this committee were in charge of figuring out student loans before they were due again, I'd be in the clear.

Biglaw Firms Shouldn’t ‘Penalize’ Former Trump DOJ Attorneys, Says Former Trump DOJ Attorney

He was part of the resistance, and now he's a Biglaw partner.

Missouri Will LOCK HER UP Journalist For Criminal F12 Key Assault

Okay, Boomer.

Clarence Thomas Celebrates 30 Years Of Eroding Basic Constitutional Rights

There is nothing to celebrate when any justice is around this long.

Timing Really Is Everything

Making your career work for you.

How Pro Bono Lawyers Bolstered Nonprofits In Pandemic Times

Business and transactional lawyers navigated numerous new challenges.

LegalZoom Is Coming For Your Lunch

The online behemoth has been authorized to dispense legal advice in Arizona and Utah.

‘Sorry’ Seems To Be The Hardest Word, But You’re Damned Well Gonna Say It If Gurbir Grewal Has Anything To Do With It

And as the SEC’s enforcement chief with say-so over settlements, as it happens, he does.