Chris Williams
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 and by tweet at @WritesForRent. Posts by Chris Williams
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All My Friends Hate Con Law: Even the rich and famous ones.
Hope Remains For Student Loan Forgiveness!: Also, how often do you see the use of the word “tiddlywinks” in a legal setting?
Ever Wondered Why Most Of The NFL Higher-Ups Look Like Cracker Barrel Customers?: This suit wants to get to the root of it.
It’s Looking Like Life Even Without The Murder Charge: Sure, crime pays, but it costs a lot of time too.
Having A Rough Day? At Least You Aren’t Ted Frank: We like to look at the bright side, yanno?
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CourtsNew York Agrees To Pay Out Millions Because The NYPD Got Caught Brutalizing People. Again.
Breaking the law is one thing, but for guardians to break the law undermines the concept of legality as such. 
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CourtsMake Your Bets! Who Will Win? The NFL Or The Justice System?
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Judges Can’t Traumatize Children To Prove A Point?!: I thought this was America!
Erwin Chemerinsky Gives A Lesson On Major Questions: I’ve never been so financially invested in standing doctrine.
Strictly Business: Be on the lookout for employers who care more about their buddies’ egos than their bottom line.
Read This Before You Tie That Knot: Like many contract breaches, ending a divorce can cost you.
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CourtsThe Student Loan Forgiveness Cases Are Set To Answer Major Questions About Standing And Major Questions
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Justice Jackson’s Jurisprudence Holds No Shelter For Finder’s Keepers: Take that, Delaware!
What Happened To Reading The Fine Print?: Sometimes it takes a year to issue spot.
Determining If The President Has The Authority To Cancel Loans Is One Thing, But Does The Court?: Here’s a snapshot in to Sotomayor’s brain.
You Know What They Say About Broken Clocks: Take a gander at this rare Judge Ho W.
With Jurists Like These, Who Needs Boxing?: Verbal spats in opinions may not be the best thing for the judiciary. Sure makes reading them more interesting though.
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CourtsMuch To Delaware's Chagrin, Justice Jackson's First Opinion Is In!
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The Power Of The ‘White Panther’ Has Been Stripped Away: Disgruntled Howard Law student sues school for discrimination.
New Law School Rankings Are Out! Where did your law school land?
The Best Defense To False Imprisonment? Being The Judge: Not sure if the handcuffs or the compliment is the creepiest part.
Some Pass The Bar, Others Get Hit By It: Check out the exit data.
Biglaw Is Looking At A Smaller Cohort: Fewer offers this time around. Does that bode well for business?
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Law Schools'Ally' Sues Howard Law For $2M During Black History Month, Alleging Racial Discrimination
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You Can’t Just “Oops” The Bad Stuff Away: Google gets sued by the DOJ for deleting documents.
Smoking On Top 5s: Get a look at the new (prospective) U.S. News rankings!
A Securities Fraud By Any Other Name: Turns out emojis don’t protect you from legal liability.
A Word To The Stressed — Help Is Out There: You have to reach for it though.
There’s More To Biglaw Than Bonuses: Get in the know with The Jabot.
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CourtsJustice Department Sues Huge Search Engine For Destroying Evidence During Antitrust Suit
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Hey ABA, Have You Considered Adding A Gun Module To Lawyer Ethics? Clement Vallandigham would be seething right now.
Sometimes Being The Best Is Being The Most Available: Talk about right place right time.
Data Says In-House Is In-Trouble: Here’s a deep dive.
Now That’s One Way To Violate Local Court Rules: Learn from this Biglaw partner’s mistakes.
The Blue Ribbon Commission Exposed The Tying Process: This is why you have to check for the meta data.
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CourtsThe Only Thing That May Be More Interesting Than The Section 230 Cases Is That It's The Same Lawyer, Twice
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Whose Child Is It Anyway? Will Oklahoma’s recent ruling on parentage have unforeseen spillover?
Wish You Had A Clue On What The Justices Will Ask About Student Loan Forgiveness? Here’s a primer.
You Saw What On YouTube?! SCOTUS hears how Section 230 should interact with aiding terrorist organizations.
With The Arguments Elon Musk’s Lawyers Are Making, Who Needs ChatGPT’s Creative Writing Prompts? Get a load of this human intelligence.
Nothing Says Sisyphean Like Trying To Get Rid Of The LSAT: Remember the decision the ABA just had? Yeah, they’ll have a new one in August.
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Courts, Law SchoolsDelaware's Supreme Court Raised The Bar For Administering The Bar Exam
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CourtsA Second Bite At The Apple: Does Section 230 Protect Content Providers That Aid Terrorists?
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Even Wikipedia Can’t Tell You About That: State Secrets Privilege protects the NSA again.
Sometimes Less Is More Justice: Baldwin’s charge reduced after pointing out an ex post facto.
For Whom The Paycheck Protects: Larson Latham Huettl’s bad publicity is even more shameful once you check the receipts.
Bonds Stronger Than Money: Since when does academia pay this well?
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