Morning Docket: 10.24.22

* The first rule of stealing from law firm trust accounts: Do not steal from law firm trust accounts. [NBC 12] * Not sure what to make of courts putting the hold on Biden's debt relief? Here's a primer. [WWLT] * Democracy litigated: The attacks on the Voting Rights Act foretell a different relationship to democracy and representation for many. [Al Jazeera] * Peering at a jury of peers: Jury selection is staring for Trump's tax evading shenanigans. [NPR] * Peer Pressure: NY's pay transparency law may have the dire impact of encouraging people to demand equal pay for equal work. The horror. [NY Post]

nyc money manhattan* The first rule of stealing from law firm trust accounts: Do not steal from law firm trust accounts. [NBC 12]

* Not sure what to make of courts putting the hold on Biden’s debt relief? Here’s a primer. [WWLT]

* Democracy litigated: The attacks on the Voting Rights Act foretell a different relationship to democracy and representation for many. [Al Jazeera]

* Peering at a jury of peers: Jury selection is staring for Trump’s tax evading shenanigans. [NPR]

* Peer Pressure: NY’s pay transparency law may have the dire impact of encouraging people to demand equal pay for equal work. The horror. [NY Post]


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.