Harvard Law Students Applaud D.C. Circuit Plan to Address Harassment in the Judiciary, Call on Other Circuits to do the Same
Yesterday evening, the United States Circuit Court for the D.C. Circuit announced that courts of the circuit are implementing a series of promising changes to the their policies for responding to workplace misconduct, including gender-based harassment. The D.C....
Our Comment on the Judicial Conference’s Proposed Code of Conduct Changes for Harassment
In December 2017, a group of former clerks came forward to confirm the open secret that Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski subjected employees to sex-based harassment and other forms of abuse for years. In the wake of this revelation, the Judicial Conference of the...
By the Numbers: Representation in Clerkships
People of color and women are vastly underrepresented in clerkships, not just at the Supreme Court but throughout the country. Statistics compiled by the National Association for Law Placement show that the vast majority of federal law clerks are non-Hispanic white...
Law Students’ Open Letter Regarding Sexual Harassment in the Judiciary
On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, the Judicial Conference of the United States will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC, on proposed changes to its procedures for handling complaints of sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination. Whether or not you’re...
October 30: Show Up to Fight Sexual Harassment in the Judiciary
On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, the Judicial Conference of the United States will hold a public hearing on proposed changes to its procedures for handling complaints of sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination. Pressure for reform began in December 2017, when...
This past week has seen a repudiation of the court-based theory of change that has defined legal liberalism for several decades in the US: a theory that elite lawyers will always be able to use elite reasoning to persuade elite judges not to let things get out of hand.
when we said we were ready for #HotLaborSummer, we were referring to workers’ rights, not forced childbirth 🫠
(thank you to @Shut_downAmazon for showing up & see you at @PeoplesParity soon!!) https://twitter.com/scottheins/status/1540752108340641793
.@Shut_downAmazon at last night's march for abortion rights in Manhattan
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