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National Law Journal

SCOTUS Law Clerks: The Story Behind the Story

One of the recurring story lines of the current U.S. Supreme Court is the increasing influence and prestige of the law clerks the justices hire to help…
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Shut Out: SCOTUS Law Clerks Still Mostly White and Male

According to a National Law Journal study, the U.S. Supreme Court's clerk ranks are less diverse than law school graduates or law firm associates—and the justices aren't doing much to change that.
16 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

Law.com

A Look Inside the Elite World of Supreme Court Law Clerks

A Supreme Court clerkship can be a golden ticket to career success. We examined 13 years of data to see who makes the cut, how they get there and the professional pathways they follow.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Mostly White and Male: Diversity Still Lags Among SCOTUS Law Clerks

Research conducted by The National Law Journal found 85 percent of all law clerks since 2005 have been white and twice as many men as women gain entry.
14 minute read

The Recorder

Misconduct Claims Against Kozinski Put New Spotlight on Past Controversies

"Tell Kozinski to watch pornography at home and not in his own court," the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist reportedly once said about the Ninth Circuit judge.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

US Justice Department Takes Alito's Side in New Stance Against Union Fees

By reversing the federal government's long-held position that "fair share" fees paid to public employee unions by nonmembers are lawful, the U.S. Justice Department sent an early holiday present to Justice Samuel Alito Jr., who has led recent attacks on the constitutionality of the fees. But maybe, in a long shot for unions, the late Justice Antonin Scalia will have the final word.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Putting Terror Out of Business by Cutting Off Its Funding Stream

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner is an Israeli lawyer who argues that there is no such thing as the lone wolf terrorist. The lone wolf depends upon substantial financial resources of the terrorist groups which recruit them, encourage their murderous ways, and teach them the craft necessary to take down Western society.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sidley Swaps SCOTUS Star Carter Phillips for New York-Based Chairman

Veteran Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Supreme Court advocate Carter Phillips is stepping down as leader of the firm's executive committee, to be replaced in January by a New York corporate partner, Michael Schmidtberger.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Three Key Quotes From the Ninth Circuit's Travel Ban 3.0 Hearing

Judges heard arguments Wednesday over the legality of the third iteration of President Donald Trump's travel ban.
4 minute read

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