Morning Docket: 08.19.22

* Prepare for the Olympics! Unless you live in an abortion banning state, that is. [ESPN] * Will lax gun laws increase the chances of going postal? [SHRM] * All bikes are equal. But some bikes are more electricky than others. [The News Tribune] * California is working on better bike safety for e-bikes. [Fox 5 San Diego] * Three men were charged with killing crime boss Whitey Bulger. [USA Today]

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The Olympics logo (photo by David Lat).

* Prepare for the Olympics! Unless you live in an abortion banning state, that is. [ESPN]

* Will lax gun laws increase the chances of going postal? [SHRM]

* All bikes are equal. But some bikes are more electricky than others. [The News Tribune]

* California is working on better bike safety for e-bikes. [Fox 5 San Diego]

* Three men were charged with killing crime boss Whitey Bulger. [USA Today]


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 cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.