SCOTUS 101: The 40-Year-Old Law Clerk

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SCOTUS 101: The 40-Year-Old Law Clerk

Aug 23, 2018 1 min read
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Former Legal Fellow and Appellate Advocacy Program Manager

Elizabeth Slattery researches and writes on the rule of law, separation of powers, civil rights, and other constitutional issues.
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In this Summer Session edition of SCOTUS 101, Senate Judiciary Committee nominations guru Mike Davis joins Elizabeth Slattery to talk about preparing for Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing (and reviewing hundreds of thousands of Kavanaugh documents). Mike also shares about his experience as an “elderly” SCOTUS law clerk to Justice Gorsuch.

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