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TX Gov Throws Back To School Party For Covid, State Supreme Court Hocks Celebratory Spit Glob In Punch Bowl

Drink up, kids!

Rudy Giuliani Gets Honorary Law Degree Revoked For Unlawyerly Behavior

His actions 'stand in clear opposition' to the school's values.

Biglaw Partner Out Of A Job After Video Of Office Canoodling Makes The Rounds

The video has reportedly gone viral on WhatsApp.

IP And Security: Two Thorny Challenges On The Innovation Journey

IP has always been key to US military strength, but it has taken on a heightened role in today’s digital age with its focus on high-end commercial technology.

Law School Really Wants Things To Go Back To Normal — Delta Variant Be Damned

Is this what the law school means when they say masks are 'strongly encouraged'????

Eviction Moratorium Faced… Third Amendment Challenge?!?

Swing and a miss.

Top Biglaw Firm Issues Vaccine And Universal Masking Mandates For All

All employees must be fully vaccinated at this firm.

Justice Breyer Roasted In Devastatingly Honest Book Review

Justices rarely get lit up like this.

Masa Son Cancels Future Performances In China

There’s something about Xi Jinping’s belligerence towards everything SoftBank does that’s giving Son pause.

Morning Docket: 08.16.21

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* Not a joke: Taliban took Kabul over the weekend. Check this out to catch up. [CNN]

* Officer facing jail time for not restraining an assault suspect that later kicked a man in the head. [Baltimore Sun]

* SCOTUS upholds University’s COVID mandate. Cheers to treating this more like measles shots and less like an affront to liberty. [Jurist]

* Legal Tiktok trolls anonymous no more? Fear the Great Londini. [Insider]

* Autopilot Emergency: Teslas keep crashing into parked emergency cars for some reason. [Irish Examiner]

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].

Email Trouble — See Also

Reply All Oh No: Proskauer put together a nice little strategy document. Shame if they accidentally sent it to the other side.

Britney Freed!: Well, maybe not entirely, but her dad claims to be stepping down.

Acceptance Is A Stage Of Grief: And a term for getting into law school. Connection?

Pillowpallooza!: Alan Dershowitz appeared at the MyPillow guy’s bizarre Trump festival because of course he did.

Not Making It Work: Michael Kors might lose this one.

Bonuses Are Way Down For General Counsel

Bonuses are all the rage in Biglaw, but it's a much different story in-house.

Writing And Multitasking

When writing, it’s best to plan and separate out your time for writing and your time for doing other things.

U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Paying People $2,000 To Pretend Binding Arbitration Is Good

From the Tilted Playing Field Department.

Alan Dershowitz Beams In To Pillowpallooza To Talk Sh*t About The First Amendment

That's ... not how Constitution goes.