Some Harvard Law Students Are Avoiding Applying To Clerkships With Trump-Appointed Judges
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As Trump reshapes the federal judiciary with staunch conservatives and controversial picks, some Harvard Law School students appear to be thinking twice about applying for clerk jobs with them, and passing up what are generally considered plum positions, reports The Boston Globe.
Some Harvard law students are reluctant to clerk for some recent appointees who have been outspoken opponents of gay rights, antiabortion stalwarts, and who have been deemed “not qualified” by the American Bar Association, said one third-year student.
“But some legal scholars worry that the reluctance of students at one of the nation’s premier law schools to clerk for Trump-appointed judges, first reported by Bloomberg Law, could further polarize the legal profession and do the country more harm than good,” writes the Globe‘s Deirdre Fernandes.
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