As a Clerk, I Couldn’t Sue the Judge Who Harassed Me

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As a Clerk, I Couldn’t Sue the Judge Who Harassed Me
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Congress is finally considering changing the law to allow law clerks to sue harassing judges.

plan. These are urgently needed reforms. The right to sue one’s harasser and the ability to recover monetary damages are crucial. However, fresh-out-of-law-school clerks may not feel empowered to sue their life-tenured supervisors. The judiciary needs to take forceful steps to reduce the incidence of harassment.

from 2019, white applicants obtained nearly 80 percent of clerkships. Thorough annual numbers will better quantify the scope of the problem.

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