* McDonald’s facing $500M class action sexual harassment suit. I thought this was a family establishment? [Bloomberg Law]
* Missouri continues very American tradition of discussing how to talk about race with no spoken input from Black folk. [Kansas City]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
* Suddenly, vaccinations are bipartisan. Should we expect more mandates? [The Atlantic]
* District Judge blocks Arkansas law that bans most abortions. [PBS]
* Balancing Privacy and Profit is hard to do amid COVID, but it will get done. Hopefully. [Bloomberg Law]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
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. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of 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].