Sonia Sotomayor On Vicious Infighting At The High Court
The justices on our nation's most important bench are pretty mean to each other.
Morning Docket: 04.10.15
* Moonlighting for Biglaw partners: golf caddy? This Alston & Bird partner spent the week caddying for Gunn Yang at the 2015 Masters Tournament. Oh, to watch a partner be subservient and lug someone else's junk around all day. [Am Law Daily] * Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is suing each of her judicial colleagues over a constitutional amendment that could get her demoted from her seat of power. Maybe this judicial diva is a "total bitch" after all. [New York Times] * If you plan to run for president of this country and hope to discuss reform of the criminal justice system while you're shaking hands and kissing babies on the campaign trail, you better be prepared to answer each and every one of these questions. [Washington Post] * "I want to see in an application that ... Law School is a default option for you.” At least one elite law school "actively preference[s]" work experience after college. Get a job. It'll probably be easier now than after you graduate from law school. [Harvard Crimson] * Aside from absurd tuition rates and deceptive employment statistics, here's one more absolutely vital thing that members of the legal profession should consider tossing out during their spring cleaning sessions: the third year of law school. [Washington Post]
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