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Clerking For Judge Cannon: A Behind-The-Scenes Look
A tale of two clerkships: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Mar 22, 2024 • 
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Brad Karp’s Email To Paul Weiss About Its Deal With The Trump Administration
Here’s what Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to his colleagues on Sunday afternoon.
Mar 23 • 
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Brad Karp’s Email To Paul Weiss About Its Deal With The Trump Administration
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Law Clerks Quit On Judge Aileen Cannon
Her slowness in the Trump documents case could be due to personnel problems in chambers.
Mar 21, 2024 • 
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Law Clerks Quit On Judge Aileen Cannon
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A Top SCOTUS Litigator’s Major Lateral Move
Neal Katyal gave me the inside scoop on his move to Milbank from Hogan Lovells.
Feb 14 • 
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A Top SCOTUS Litigator’s Major Lateral Move
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Yale Law Is No Longer #1—For Free-Speech Debacles
Congratulations, Stanford Law, you're now in the limelight.
Mar 11, 2023 • 
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Yale Law Is No Longer #1—For Free-Speech Debacles
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3 Lawyers Who Lost Their Lives In The D.C. Plane Crash
Wilkinson Stekloff associates Sarah Lee Best and Elizabeth Keys were heading home after a deposition—and the day was also Keys’s 33rd birthday.
Jan 30 • 
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3 Lawyers Who Lost Their Lives In The D.C. Plane Crash
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet The October Term 2022 SCOTUS Clerks
Folks seeking greater diversity in the ranks of Supreme Court clerks won't love this clerk class.
Jul 20, 2022 • 
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet The October Term 2022 SCOTUS Clerks
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A Major Law Firm’s ChatGPT Fail
Why is not citing fake cases so hard?
Feb 7 • 
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Up-And-Coming Feeder Judges
Plus Justice Jackson's interesting new hiring process, and clerks with unusual backgrounds (and more familial connections).
Dec 16, 2022 • 
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Up-And-Coming Feeder Judges
The Newest Insanity Out Of Yale Law School
These controversies could be wake-up calls—for the YLS community, legal academia, and society at large.
Nov 3, 2021 • 
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A Skadden Associate Urges Peers To Stand Up For The Rule Of Law
A 2022 Harvard Law graduate, Rachel Cohen is willing to forsake her lucrative and prestigious post based on her principles.
Mar 27 • 
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A Skadden Associate Urges Peers To Stand Up For The Rule Of Law
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SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Hit With 22-Count Federal Indictment
A lengthy indictment accuses the once high-flying Supreme Court lawyer of massive tax evasion—tied to multimillion-dollar poker losses and multiple…
Jan 17 • 
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SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Hit With 22-Count Federal Indictment
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