The Judiciary Is Still Unaccountable, And This Congress Won’t Fix It
It’s easy to lose sight of the cultural change LAP has created.
It’s easy to lose sight of the cultural change LAP has created.
Most misconduct isn’t formally reported.
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Clerks alleged Griggsby created an abusive work environment and bullied them, causing mental anguish and health issues they attributed to their clerkships.
The judiciary has a harassment problem that no one cares to solve.
Words have consequences, and violent words lead to violent acts.
What do you call it when law schools withhold negative information about judges from students and try to prevent them from accessing candid clerkship information beyond the school’s approved resources? Lying.
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Why are judges still above the law?
We cannot allow the courts to quietly reassign clerks year after year while shielding judges from accountability.
So, you want to clerk -- how will you avoid judges who harass their clerks?
LAP is the only source of candid negative information about judges to avoid.
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This is the biggest judicial accountability story since Joshua Kindred resigned in scandal last year, but the federal courts would prefer you not know about it.
Nothing changes about the hostile work environment in chambers, and the vicious cycle of mistreatment repeats.
It appears YLS does not want students to access negative information about clerkships, fearing it might dissuade students from clerking for certain prestigious -- and abusive -- judges.
You shouldn’t have to give up your civil rights.
Last week, Congress reintroduced legislation that will extend federal anti-discrimination protections to more than 30,000 federal judiciary employees, including law clerks and federal public defenders.