
Chris Williams
Social Media Manager and Editorial Staff at Above the Law
Class of 2017 alum, writer, occasional JPEG speculator
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4 days ago |
abovethelaw.com | Chris Williams
“You’re welcome to do dealings with foreign governments when it makes sense, but don’t go accepting compromising deals as their agents or get knighted or something.” Not only is this some simple advice, it is echoed constitutionally in the emoluments clause! Now, was incorporating this sentiment in our supreme document enough to prevent Trump from accepting a $400M totally-not-a-bribe plane from Qatar or Justice Alito becoming a Constantinian knight?
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4 days ago |
abovethelaw.com | Chris Williams
Gideon v. Wainwright secured the right to an attorney for defendants facing felony charges, even if they couldn’t afford the representation. Would have been nice if it went just a little bit further and ensured that the representing attorneys would be duly compensated for upholding their part of the Constitution. The Court may have assumed that a competent government would set aside enough funding to ensure that the appointed attorneys would get paid for their work. If only Congress were competent.
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5 days ago |
abovethelaw.com | Chris Williams
* Amended class status adds millions of new members to tech antitrust suit. Talk about taking another bite at the Apple! [Law360]* “Democracy dies by legislatures weakening student right to protest” might not be as catchy, but it’s still true. [KWTX]* With Chevron out of the way, pharmaceutical companies are challenging the FDA’s removal of a weight loss drug from the short list. [BioSpace]* If only the right to payment was as strong as the right to counsel.
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1 week ago |
abovethelaw.com | Chris Williams
Magic Circle Firms Are Trying To Pull A Disappearing Act: Will they pull off transmuting "Magic Circle" for "Global Elite"? Shots Fired At Leonard Leo!: Trump calls the mastermind behind the FedSoc judicial takeover a sleazebag. Florida Wants To Bypass The Constitution To Own The Immigrants: Guess PR stunts matter more than the Supremacy Clause. Big Beautiful Bill A Sly Attempt To Nerf The Judiciary: Don't be fooled -- federal injunctions are under attack.
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1 week ago |
abovethelaw.com | Chris Williams
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!According to reporters at The Daily Beast, which high-profile defendant is President Donald Trump open to pardoning? Hint: The two have been photographed together as early as 1997. See the answer on the next page.
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