Morning Docket: 12.1.22

* While transparency laws are a step in the right direction, the journey is far from over. [Forbes] * Did you wake up wondering what federal judges thought about diversity in the field? Here's your primer. [Wa Po] * Judge's scare tactic toward Yale is already crumbling. Learn to commit, people! [Bloomberg Law] * California's DOJ made an oopsie. [KTVU] * Prepare for layoffs. Maybe prepare less if you're in Employment law or Bankruptcy — they're kind of always in business. [Law.com]

Unequal pay concept with weight scale with money* While transparency laws are a step in the right direction, the journey is far from over. [Forbes]

* Did you wake up wondering what federal judges thought about diversity in the field? Here’s your primer. [Wa Po]

* Judge’s scare tactic toward Yale is already crumbling. Learn to commit, people! [Bloomberg Law]

* California’s DOJ made an oopsie. [KTVU]

* Prepare for layoffs. Maybe prepare less if you’re in Employment law or Bankruptcy — they’re kind of always in business. [Law.com]


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.

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