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How A Partner’s Fear Of Flying Turned Into A Legacy For His Children

Balancing work and home is always a challenge.

Illumina’s Grail Buyout Beats Deadline, But Legal And Regulatory Hurdles Remain

In closing its Grail acquisition before U.S. and European regulators sign off, Illumina is taking a chance the deal will pass regulatory muster. It’s a potentially pricey gambit, as Illumina could face fines for its early action and there are no assurances that regulators will agree that the deal is not anticompetitive.

Managing Across The Delta

How law firm leaders can manage internal tensions caused by delta variant policies.

Taliban Creates A New Content Moderation Challenge For Social Media

Section 230 foes have a new ally.

Morning Docket: 08.20.21

* “Muh LiBerTy” is like the adult version of “no, that has cooties,” but with the threat of death ignored. See: [ABA Journal]

* Philadelphia, overcast: Danny DeVito loses his Twitter check after supporting worker’s rights. At least he’s not making any 1st Amendment claims over it. [IGN]

* Prosecutors went out of their way to charge folks in Black Lives Matter protests. I’d talk about how race plays out in legal contexts, but then the state of Arizona would be mad at me. [Salon]

* OnlyFans will be modifying their policies to restrict sexual content on their platform. Will the Twitter/1st Amendment people morph in to OnlyFans/Takings Clausers? [CNet]

* In an apparent surprise to many, child recorded expressing wish to shoot protestors does so 2 weeks later. Nothing screams pre-meditated about that, tho. [Law and Crime]

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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The more people vaccinated the better.