Heidi Li FeldmanAug 11, 2023
U.S. #law schools should discourage students from applying for clerkships with #ClarenceThomas; faculty should refuse to recommend students for those clerkships; firms and other legal employers should refuse to hire people who have chosen to clerk for Thomas starting this year (when the large extent of his corruption became known). To do otherwise is to be complicit with Thomas’s unethical conduct. #LawFedi #LegalEthics #JudicialEthics
Show thread🎓 Doc Freemo  🇳🇱Aug 11, 2023

@heidilifeldman

I have no love for Thomas.. but no just ew no. Working for someone doesnt mean you should be an outcast for life... no lets stop with this petty nonsense. Focus on Thomas if you want to boycott someone.

Show threadAndrew PrillamanAug 11, 2023

@freemo @heidilifeldman

They said "starting this year". Anyone who worked for him in the past is fine, but people choosing to work for him are most certainly aware of the reporting about him.

Personally I think that's generous. It's unlikely that his clerks were totally unaware of how he was operating.

Show thread🎓 Doc Freemo  🇳🇱Aug 11, 2023

@ThatPrilla @heidilifeldman

Its not about awareness. People need to feed their families, or are trying to get training so they can get hired.

Not to mention that forcing him to not have a staff isnt going to solve a damn thing, if anything will just make him worse not better.

Show threadMatt
@freemo @ThatPrilla @heidilifeldman this idea that Supreme Court clerks from elite law schools are pursuing and accepting clerkships with Thomas to “feed their families” is hilariously out of touch with reality. They have other options, all of which are lucrative.
Aug 11, 2023 at 7:17pmWeb
Show thread🎓 Doc Freemo  🇳🇱Aug 11, 2023

@MattFerrel

You: Hahaha they can get other jobs and feed their family

Also you: We need to boycott them and make sure they cant get any jobs!

@ThatPrilla @heidilifeldman

Show threadAndrew PrillamanAug 11, 2023

@freemo @MattFerrel @heidilifeldman

No one called for anyone who ever worked for him in the past to be blacklisted. (I did note that it's hard to believe they weren't aware of his activities).

Everyone who was working for him at the time or in the future has an ethical choice to make.