Archive - Original Jurisdiction

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 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

Yale Law Is No Longer #1—For Free-Speech Debacles

Congratulations, Stanford Law, you're now in the limelight.

Mar 11, 2023 •

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 •

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 •

A Major Law Firm’s ChatGPT Fail

Why is not citing fake cases so hard?

Feb 7 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

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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