Judges in the Hot Seat Over Oral Argument Diversity Policies
Three federal judges have standing orders that offer additional argument time for younger, women and minority attorneys to encourage greater participation from those groups.
February 09, 2024 at 07:45 AM
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Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week's news about the judiciary. This week I spoke to a former judge and an ethics expert about three judicial orders in the 7th Circuit that aim to give more opportunities to young and diverse lawyers but have become the target of a conservative group that called the orders "affirmative action for oral arguments."
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Affirmative Action for Oral Arguments?
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