How to stop judges from sexually harassing law clerks

WASHINGTON POST

On Monday, the annual hiring cycle begins for perhaps the most prestigious starting job in the American legal world — the federal judicial clerkship. On that day, judges start picking law students (or recent graduates) as clerks to help them conduct research, talk through cases and draft briefs. Because a federal clerkship is an all-but-essential qualification for a U.S. attorney, law professor, federal judge or partner at a white-shoe law firm, these one- or two-year posts are highly coveted. How they are doled out shapes the legal profession for decades. read more »

Both Are Abuse Survivors, but One Can Sue and One Can’t

NEW YORK TIMES

A proposed law in New York would clear the way for people who were abused after turning 18 to sue for damages. read more »