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Should Judges Get Political?

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Do judges have an important role to play in society beyond judging? Judge Lee Rudofsky takes the affirmative, while Orin Kerr disagrees in this special AO episode debating this topic. Sarah and David also discuss the latest SCOTUS cases. Show Notes: —Judges write letter saying they won't hire law clerks from Columbia —Kerr: Do Judges "Have an Important Role to Play in Our Society" Beyond Judging? —Code of Conduct for United States Judges —Staying Off the Sidelines: Judges as Agents for Justice System Reform —Appearances by Sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justices at Congressional Committee and Subcommittee Hearings (1960-2022) —Drops in Jewish enrollment in elite universities —CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited —Are tacos and burritos sandwiches? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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