Archive - Original Jurisdiction

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

Mar 11

Folks seeking greater diversity in the ranks of Supreme Court clerks won't love this clerk class.

Jul 20, 2022

Will all the behind-the-scenes drama and soul-searching take FedSoc to a better place?

Jan 19, 2021

These controversies could be wake-up calls—for the YLS community, legal academia, and society at large.

Nov 3, 2021

At least that's what it looks like, based on the justices' questions at oral argument.

Nov 1, 2022

'Cancel culture' gets crazier.

Oct 14, 2021

The ‘trap house’ email controversy is even worse than we thought.

Nov 13, 2021

Recent controversies at UC Hastings and Yale Law—Yale, shocking, I know—don't provide much reason for hope.

Mar 17, 2022

Here's a curated yet comprehensive collection of news updates, original documents, and online commentary.

Mar 14

Listen to this recording, ye mighty, and despair—although whether you despair about law students or judges might vary based on your priors.

Mar 15

Plus Justice Jackson's interesting new hiring process, and clerks with unusual backgrounds (and more familial connections).

Dec 16, 2022

And he's hoping other judges will join him in boycotting YLS clerks—will they?

Sep 29, 2022

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