States Want SCOTUS To Stop Biden From Making Good On Student Loan Campaign Promise
'Mr. Gorsuch, tear down that loan forgiveness!'
The 40-Year-Old SCOTUS Clerk
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A Closer Look At Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Current Clerks
Let's learn more about this formidable foursome.
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Clerks
These clerks are like their boss: brilliant, well-credentialed, and (seemingly) conservative.
3 Ways To Fix The Supreme Court Confirmation Process
It's time to change the rules. Everything that has happened since Antonin Scalia died has been awful.
Non-Sequiturs: 03.30.17
* Thanks to Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination now enjoys bipartisan support in the Senate. [The Hill] * But the "nuclear option" isn't off the table -- and here's how to explain it to your non-lawyer friends and relatives. [GQ] * Speaking of SCOTUS, how often do you see a separate opinion written by Justice Sotomayor and joined by... Justice Alito? [How Appealing] * And don't look for either justice in Adam Feldman's discussion of the most powerful Supreme Court justices of all time. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Thinking of (debt financing) a law degree? Use this handy student loan calculator to crunch the numbers first. [AccessLex] * A big issue in international and maritime law: control over the South China Sea. [Instapundit]
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Non-Sequiturs: 03.24.17
* For those of you too busy this week to follow Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing, here's a nice collection of the highlights by Benjamin Wallace-Wells. [New Yorker via How Appealing] * SCOTUS confirmation hearings are often compared to kabuki theater; law professor cum novelist Jay Wexler reimagines the Gorsuch hearing as, well, actual kabuki theater. [McSweeney's] * Insider trading: it's not entirely about the benjamins, as therapist and executive coach Andrew Snyder explains. [LinkedIn] * Is the Second Circuit sitting on juicy information about President Trump's ties to Russia? [WiseLawNY] * Law school applicants with high LSAT scores: which schools do they favor? [SSRN] * Speaking of legal education, what are the secrets to law school success? Vanderbilt 3L Niya McCray shares her thoughts. [Amazon (affiliate link)]
Judge Gorsuch: Helping You Fill Out Your SCOTUS Bingo Card
Making hearing transcripts great again!
On The Subject Of Women: Why Neil Gorsuch’s Off-Handed Comments Are A Problem
Casual comments reinforcing negative gender stereotypes don’t help anyone.
Colorado Law School Says It Didn’t Inform Neil Gorsuch Of A Complaint From A Women Student
These complaints are a problem for Colorado, much more so than Gorsuch.
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Non-Sequiturs: 03.20.17
* "How to Con Black Law Students: A Case Study," by our very own Elie Mystal. [New York Times] * Professor Rick Hasen responds to Judge Alex Kozinski's colorful dissental in the travel-ban litigation. [Slate] * Speaking of the Ninth Circuit, should it be broken up? Prominent appellate lawyer Ben Feuer makes the case against. [Los Angeles Times] * Professor Ilya Somin hopes senators ask Judge Gorsuch these questions at tomorrow's hearing. [Volokh Conspiracy] * But his co-blogger, Professor Orin Kerr, isn't holding his breath for revealing answers. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Walt Pavlo wonders: are former prosecutors from the S.D.N.Y. padding their résumés? [Forbes] * Almost three years have passed since the death of Eric Garner -- and we still have many more questions than answers. [CityLand / New York Law School] * Jane Genova: What can legal media and marketers learn from Jimmy Breslin? [Law And More]
The Upside To The Gorsuch Nomination
On criminal justice issues, Neil Gorsuch is a better draw for defense lawyers than Merrick Garland.
The Only Gorsuch Surprise Is That Anyone Still Expects A Surprise
The media may try and gin up controversy, but there's nothing to see here.
Judge Neil Gorsuch: What’s His Net Worth?
It's pretty, pretty sizable -- although it falls far short of Judge Merrick Garland's.
Liberals And Gays For Gorsuch? (Or, The Virtues Of Non-Ideological Clerk Hiring)
It's nice to have friends on both sides of the aisle.