Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.09.21

* The first rule of Tax Law: If you're rich, you don't pay them. [CBS News] * Biden prepares to sue Texas over SB8. What's Sleepy SCOTUS™ gonna do next? [Wall Street Journal] * United Airlines blesses religious exemption to COVID vaccine, but will put you on unpaid leave. Talk about living on a prayer. [CNBC] * Prepare for "Do you know how fast you were going? Add me on Facebook." at your next traffic stop, LA. [The Guardian] * Prosecutor opts out of charging felonies that stem from minor traffic stops. Rest in Peace, Mr. Castile. [Yahoo]

Y’all actually pay those? (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

* The first rule of Tax Law: If you’re rich, you don’t pay them. [CBS News]

* Biden prepares to sue Texas over SB8. What’s Sleepy SCOTUS™ gonna do next? [Wall Street Journal]

* United Airlines blesses religious exemption to COVID vaccine, but will put you on unpaid leave. Talk about living on a prayer. [CNBC]

* Prepare for “Do you know how fast you were going? Add me on Facebook.” at your next traffic stop, LA. [The Guardian]

* Prosecutor opts out of charging felonies that stem from minor traffic stops. Rest in Peace, Mr. Castile. [Yahoo]


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].