Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.20.22

* SCOTUS denied Trump's attempt to block over 700 pages of information about the Jan. 6th attempted coup. Hopefully it’s not just a series of the rioters reciting their favorite lines from "The Apprentice.“ [CNBC] * A guy who allegedly assaulted a police officer at the failed coup doubles down and gets arrested for driving drunk. This is what happens when you don't comply, I guess. [Daily Beast] * Sold on the idea that you'll just work summers in law school? While it’s not impossible, give this thread a run though — might give you some perspective. [Reddit] * Prof. Chemerinsky gives a rallying cry for students and professors. Though heartfelt, it is unlikely to answer the question on most students’ minds: "How do I approach the final?" [Mercury News] * No more peanut gallery: New Jersey just banned packing peanuts to help save the environment. Save the earth and all, but I hope they don't come for my dear bubble wrap! [NJ.com]

President Trump Announces Revised NAFTA Deal With Mexico

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* SCOTUS denied Trump’s attempt to block over 700 pages of information about the Jan. 6th attempted coup. Hopefully it’s not just a series of the rioters reciting their favorite lines from “The Apprentice.“ [CNBC]

* A guy who allegedly assaulted a police officer at the failed coup doubles down and gets arrested for driving drunk. This is what happens when you don’t comply, I guess. [Daily Beast]

* Sold on the idea that you’ll just work summers in law school? While it’s not impossible, give this thread a run though — might give you some perspective. [Reddit]

* Prof. Chemerinsky gives a rallying cry for students and professors. Though heartfelt, it is unlikely to answer the question on most students’ minds: “How do I approach the final?” [Mercury News]

* No more peanut gallery: New Jersey just banned packing peanuts to help save the environment. Save the earth and all, but I hope they don’t come for my dear bubble wrap! [NJ.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 [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.