Morning Docket: 08.26.21
* Fourth Circuit upholds terrorist's death sentence. [APNews] *Cop bludgeons man 18 times with metal flashlight. How is this protecting or serving? [NPR] * Turns out the class of 2020 is doing okay. Does this mean they can cover their friend's bar tabs? If I'm their friend, I hope so. [Reuters] * Heads up, the Paralympics are still in session! Still in awe of Matt Simpson's work-life balance. And congrats to Piers Gilliver on winning gold in wheelchair fencing! Keep up to date here. [Twitter] * Give me liberty or I'll give you briefs!: Father strips down to his boxers to make a point about school mask mandates. [TampaFP]
* Fourth Circuit upholds terrorist’s death sentence. [APNews]
*Cop bludgeons man 18 times with metal flashlight. How is this protecting or serving? [NPR]
* Turns out the class of 2020 is doing okay. Does this mean they can cover their friend’s bar tabs? If I’m their friend, I hope so. [Reuters]
* Heads up, the Paralympics are still in session! Still in awe of Matt Simpson’s work-life balance. And congrats to Piers Gilliver on winning gold in wheelchair fencing! Keep up to date here. [Twitter]
* Give me liberty or I’ll give you briefs!: Father strips down to his boxers to make a point about school mask mandates. [TampaFP]
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 cwilliams@abovethelaw.com.
