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Fix the Court @FixTheCourt

3 years ago

New analysis from FTC's @EliseSpenner: There's great gender parity among attorneys arguing in the D.C. Circuit (28.3% female) vs. #SCOTUS (24.5% female), but even so, the numbers are still pathetic fixthecourt.com/2023/09/great-….

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

The data has made it out of Google Sheets! I've been tracking gender diversity at SCOTUS for three years. This term, I broadened my analysis to include the DC Circuit. And today, those findings are up at @FixTheCourt and @BLaw courtesy of @HeadleyTiana! news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/dc…

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

student journalism 🔛🔝

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

@HannahSaraf @JoshABlock "[303] is potentially limitless or potentially narrow. And I think there's going to be a lot of fights in courts about that. It's based on fake facts. It's based on stipulations, not real world events. So who knows what happens when it actually has to make contact with reality."

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

@HannahSaraf @JoshABlock "I have a medium-term goal to limit the damage as much as possible, to protect as many people as we can for as long as we can. It's a winter period, and there will be another spring, and we need to hold down the fort and make things as ready as possible for that to happen."

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

It was long overdue that @HannahSaraf and I covered LGBTQ+ rights and public accommodations on the HSS podcast. We were lucky enough to do so with @JoshABlock, who does incredible work for the ACLU. Our episodes are all important, but this one is crucial. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slo…

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

Such a powerful message from @JoshABlock in our HS SCOTUS interview: "What would I say to a queer kid in high school, in half of the country? It's really hard and scary. Own that. And you're going to make it. But the courts aren't going to be the reason why."

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

The first (of many) HS SCOTUS podcast episodes where Hannah and I try to grapple with the end of affirmative action. This time, we're joined by @LisaStulberg, who teaches the sociology of education at NYU and is an expert on race-conscious admissions. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

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markspenner @markspenner

3 years ago

@TowersAndTitans

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

Solicitor General Prelogar was a constant presence at the Court, arguing in nine high-stakes cases. Lisa Blatt also appeared four times, leading a trio of stellar female advocates from Williams & Connolly. Neal Katyal argued five times and Paul Clement had three cases.

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

Here's where this term's advocates came from. Notably, 40% of advocates from the SG's office were women, a marked increase from last term. But women made up just 13% of advocates from law firms, a dismal minority.

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

The gender diversity of SCOTUS advocates is a perennial problem — and this term, the disparity was as wide as ever. Just 19% of advocates were women. Most came from the SG's Office; big law sent just 8 women to the Court. Here's my full breakdown: highschoolscotus.wordpress.com/2023/06/03/202…

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

Junior year is over... but more importantly, I wrote about the Fourth Circuit's recent decision holding that Thomas Jefferson High School's admissions policy is constitutional and does not discriminate against Asian-Americans. highschoolscotus.wordpress.com/2023/05/25/fou…

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Elise Spenner @EliseSpenner

3 years ago

I had the pleasure and privilege of chatting with @emilybazelon for High School SCOTUS. We talked writing, editing, navigating ethical dilemmas, and the role of social media in shaping our discourse. highschoolscotus.wordpress.com/2023/05/16/int…