Politics Thread

[XU 87]

Kavanaugh's all-female clerking team reported to work today. His is the first all-female group of clerks ever (all hired before the sexual assault claims surfaced), and of the other 17 female Supreme Court clerks this term, 4 of them previously clerked for Kavanaugh on the DC Circuit. 39 of the 48 clerks he hired at the DC Circuit have gone on to become Supreme Court clerks (including 21 of the 25 female clerks).

This is the first term in which a majority of Supreme Court clerks are women.

If they are white, then they are likely just "trading on their whiteness to monopolize resources for their mutual gain." (See the editorial above.)

[GoMuskies]

If they are white, then they are likely just "trading on their whiteness to monopolize resources for their mutual gain." (See the editorial above.)

3 of the 4 are white, I think. 1 is black, allowing Kavanaugh to pull even with the esteemed Justice Ginsburg in number of black clerks hired during their respective Supreme Court tenures.

These stats are all courtesy of David Lat at Abovethelaw, by the way. https://abovethelaw.com/2018/10/supr...ass-of-clerks/

[Caf]

Is there some kind of correlation between hiring women and not having committed sexual assault in high school?

[GoMuskies]

Is there some kind of correlation between hiring women and not having committed sexual assault in high school?

Could be. Or could not be. Or this could just be good/interesting news irrespective of anything in the news lately re: Kavanaugh. We're moving on.org at this point.

[Caf]

Could be. Or could not be. Or this could just be good/interesting news irrespective of anything in the news lately re: Kavanaugh. We're moving on.org at this point.

This makes me feel much better about Senators playing politics with assault allegations and the Supreme Court.

[GoMuskies]

This makes me feel much better about Senators playing politics with assault allegations and the Supreme Court.

I'm not sure why you think it should. If you're for equality, though, you probably should be happy that women are getting some of the most sought after jobs in the legal profession at rates very close to men (and in this term exceeding them).

[paulxu]

Here's what the former dean of Yale law school thought:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/st...le-dean-221086

[GoMuskies]

Here's what the former dean of Yale law school thought:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/st...le-dean-221086

Got to here: "With calculation and skill, Kavanaugh stoked the fires of partisan rage and male entitlement."

No thanks.

[xudash]

Got to here: "With calculation and skill, Kavanaugh stoked the fires of partisan rage and male entitlement."

No thanks.

Ha!

I may have made it a couple sentences further. What absolute drivel.

[xeus]

This is a level headed editorial in the always fair and level headed New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/o...kavanaugh.html

My wife is very conservative and very peaceful. But I like to think she'd punch this clown right in the nose if they ever met in person.