Judge Ho Risks Recusal Calls from Yale Graduates Over Boycott

Welcome back to Opening Argument, a reported column where I dig into interesting legal questions and controversies. Today: a look at Judge James Ho’s decision to boycott Yale Law graduates when hiring law clerks.

Federal appeals court Judge James Ho’s decision to boycott recent graduates from Yale Law School when hiring clerks could complicate matters when its alumni show up before him in court.

To push back against what he called a “cancel culture” at the school against conservatives, the Trump appointee on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said he will no longer hire law clerks ...