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Nearly 700 Law Clerks Tell Judiciary to Reform Sexual Harassment Procedures

Hundreds of former and current law clerks have urged judicial officers, including Chief Justice John Roberts, to make meaningful reforms to how the judiciary handles sexual harassment and misconduct complaints.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Blocks Government From Stopping 2 More Undocumented Teens' Abortions

The government has already appealed the ruling, which was stayed for 24 hours.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Judicial Nominee Withdraws After Flunking Senate Hearing

Matthew Petersen, a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, could not define basic legal terms in his hearing before the Senate last week.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

WOTUS Is Caught in a Whirlpool of Litigation—Is It Coming Back Around?

Given the numerous potential twists and turns concerning this pending litigation and the timing of the proposed “two-step” repeal of the 2015 WOTUS Rule, the future of WOTUS regulation is far from certain.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Meet Matthew Petersen, DC Court Nom Who Flunked Senator's Pop Quiz

Petersen, an FEC commissioner and former Wiley Rein summer associate, had trouble answering basic legal questions in his hearing this week, like defining motion in limine and Daubert standard.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Judicial Nominee Flunks 'Motion in Limine' Definition at Senate Hearing

Federal Election Commissioner Matthew Petersen has never tried a case, has assisted on just a handful of depositions and was stumped by a Republican senator on a question about the basic trial term.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Facing Lawmakers, DAG Rosenstein Goes to Bat for Mueller

In a House hearing Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein defended the integrity of Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Shakespeare Mock Trial Brings Comedic Relief for Judges and Lawyers

D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland joined several other D.C. federal judges in presiding over appellate arguments in the case of Sebastian and Olivia, from William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Former Trump Adviser Carter Page Files Brief in AT&T Antitrust Case

Page served as an informal adviser during the 2016 election, and alleges telecommunications companies acted in concert with the government to interfere in last year's elections.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Law Clerks: The Gender Imbalance

While Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer have hired roughly equal numbers of men and women as law clerks since 2005, other chambers continue to be male-dominated. Explore hiring by the current justices using this interactive feature.
2 minute read

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