Morning Docket: 12.07.21

* 5th Circuit literally okays cops kicking a man when he’s down and Sotomayor isn’t having it. [Law & Crime]

* For the international law folks: Biden wants to boycott the 2022 Olympics because of the whole genocide thing. [USA Today]

* The Justice Department is suing Texas, claiming its redistricting is discriminatory toward Latinos. Could you do something nice for once, Texas? Like, pretty please with extra oil on top? [WaPo]

* Trump basically just admitted to obstruction of justice. I’m sure his lawyers are happy about this. [The Hill]

* “I’ll make my own fake news! With Freedom!” says Trump, with a congressman resigning to join the mission. [CNBC]

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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.