By Marcia Coyle | December 11, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to decide whether the nation's workplace anti-bias law bars sexual orientation discrimination. The justices may soon have another opportunity to take up the closely watched question. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments Sept. 26.
National Law Journal | Editor's Letter
By Tony Mauro | Vanessa Blum | December 11, 2017
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…
National Law Journal | Exclusive
By Tony Mauro | December 11, 2017
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.
National Law Journal | Infographic
By Tony Mauro | December 11, 2017
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.
By ALM Staff | December 11, 2017
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.
National Law Journal | Exclusive
By Tony Mauro | December 11, 2017
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.
By Marcia Coyle | December 8, 2017
"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.
By Marcia Coyle | December 7, 2017
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.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Cliff Rieders | December 7, 2017
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.
By Lizzy McLellan | December 7, 2017
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.
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