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Even Gary Gensler Thinks He’s Wasting A Lot Of Time On Cryptos

Since all that work will be moot soon enough, once they cease to be.

Morning Docket: 09.24.21

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* California is about to let specialized non-lawyers help with legal matters. It’s gonna be weird to hear things like this for the first time: “I am not your lawyer. This is legal advice.”  [Reuters]

* Jargon afoot: If people are tip-toeing around the phrase “white shoe,” maybe it’s time to throw it out? [ABA Journal]

* Lawmakers in the House under fire for ignoring disclosure requirements violating Stock Act. They’re gonna mess it up for their coworkers. [WUNC]

* Massachusetts’s Supreme Court is lined up to decide if cops can stalk your social media accounts without a warrant. I want the answer to be no so bad. It probably won’t be. [Techdirt]

* Salesforce CEO thinks Facebook should have to verify the information it allows to proliferate like newspapers do. [CNN]

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].

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