* Virginia cops got caught using forged DNA reports to extract confessions. Due process, schmue process. [Associated Press]
* The FTC gets the go-ahead to try and force Meta to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. Love me some antitrust! [The Guardian]
* A court heavily influenced by big money with no binding code of judicial conduct (read: the Supreme one) will be giving their say on money’s role on politics. I’m sure their decision won’t be a blank check for oligarchs. [Esquire]
* Turns out there was a bit of electoral voter fraud in Nevada. But what’s a little forgery and disruption of democracy between friends, really? [8NewsNow]
* Students are boycotting firms based on the causes they get their money from. Will you put your heart where your billables are too? [The Nation]
* No WWJD defense: Court nixes religious exemption to vaccine mandate for school kids. [Courant]
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. He endured 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.