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* In what appears to be a lynching case, the defense opts to close by talking about the victim’s feet. Is this a lost cut from a Tarantino film or something? [CNN]
* A police officer is sentenced to 4 years of effectively socially distancing in his home for raping someone. [Baltimore Sun]
* Another high-profile self-defense case is worthy of your attention: Chrystul Kizer’s. [NPR]
* Jurors are deciding if Richard Spencer et al. are responsible for the consequences of the “Unite The Right” white supremacist rally back in 2017. Depending on how incitement works, this lawsuit may just be the first of many. [AP News]
* “Fast ride; mind if I take it?” will likely be quipped by several Texas officers in times to come. [Concho Valley]
* Lawyers who filed and who cried election fraud got sent a “Don’t waste my time” fee to the tune of about $180k. [WaPo]
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.