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Robinhood May Lose 81% Of Its Revenue, Still Going Public Anyway

No payment for order flow? No problem for this merry band of troublemakers.

Morning Docket: 07.09.21

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* Now you’ve just done it! Lawyer behind bars for tempting to extort Nike. [ALJAZEERA]

* Data shows the majority Republican Supreme Court is actually further right than people thought. Numbers don’t lie, but I wish they did. [NPR]

* Looks like BLM protests were overwhelmingly peaceful. Facts don’t care about your feelings, FedSoc bros in ConLaw. [CSR]

* Arizona Secretary of State hopes state attorneys launch investigation to see if Trump, Giuliani, et al interfered with vote counting last November. Come on, progressive prosecutors! [The Root]

* At least one firm will maintain remote work options as we return to normal. Billables are much more bearable on your couch. [ABA Journal]

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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