VIDEO: Applying For Clerkships In A (Still) Broken System
Clerkships can be invaluable experiences that teach research, writing, and lawyering skills. They can also be enriching personal experiences and provide mentorship from judges and lead to friendships with co-clerks. But clerkships may not be the right choice for all...
People’s Parity Project Statement on the Resignation of Jill Langley
Jill Langley, the first-ever judicial integrity officer for the federal judiciary, has announced her resignation. Her resignation provides yet another opportunity for the judiciary to show that it takes seriously its responsibility to ensure all judicial employees are...
PPPodcast Recommendation: Strict Scrutiny on Workplace Misconduct and the Federal Courts
On the latest episode of Strict Scrutiny, out today, Leah Litman and Jaime Santos are joined by Deeva Shah from Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability and PPP’s own Sejal Singh and Emma Janger for a discussion about workplace misconduct and the federal courts....
A Student’s Guide to Judicial Clerkships: How to Look Out for Yourself in a Broken System
We know that clerkships are likely the last thing on most students’ minds right now—and truly, there should be no need to focus on them for the time being. But for those of you applying to clerkships now, PPP has a guide for you! Unfortunately, the clerkship...
People’s Parity Project Submits Written Testimony to the House Judiciary Committee Calling for Increased Protections for Judicial Employees
Spurred by recent news of yet another federal judge who has been reprimanded for harassment, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing today to address sexual harassment in clerkships and the judiciary’s continued failure to stop it. The 10th Circuit has been...
Just learned that one of our major local law firms that is prominently featured as a sponsor of bar association events and legal aid organizations spends its days defending major corporations against veterans' mesothelioma claims. Love this for us
It bears repeating over and over and over again that forced arbitration is central to abuses of corporate power. It squelches private enforcement, and we're left with public enforcement agencies that don't have anywhere near the resources to attack these issues alone. https://twitter.com/leah_nylen/status/1600173553420099589
@FTC Chair Khan speaking at the WSJ CEO Council this AM on taking on the biggest companies: The FTC is “entirely outgunned, especially when we are up against some of the most formidable and wealthiest and most powerful companies in America."
Funding for the NLRB has been static since 2014, even as petitions to form a union are up 58% in 2022 compared with 2021.
If we don't fully fund the NLRB, the laws that protect unionizing workers go unenforced. Tell your senators that's unacceptable: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fund-the-nlrb/
No serious person can believe that firms that make their money by defending corporations who destroy the environment and exploit workers are hostile to conservatism - they are its main defenders.
"What the Court of Appeals does affects the same sweep of life and law that the Supreme Court does. Courts like this need diversity of experience. They need judges in their collective who come in with different sensitivities and appreciations." https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2022/11/29/hochul-s-chief-judge-pick-will-be-closely-watched