Women Still Argue Only Fraction of Supreme Court Cases

Although the Supreme Court bench may be the most diverse ever, the Supreme Court bar really isn’t.

• The Problem: Only 15 percent of attorneys appearing during SCOTUS oral arguments so far this term have been women.
• The Fix: Improving “feeder jobs” is critical—Supreme Court clerkships, positions in the solicitor general’s office, and high-profile positions in appellate groups at law firms. Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Jordan S. Rubin report.

Blue Slips Survive

A tradition allowing senators to reject federal district court nominees from their states by withholding “blue slip” approvals will remain in place, Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said. ...