Clarence Thomas’s Clerks: An ‘Extended Family’ With Reach and Power
In late August, amid a rising outcry over revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas had received decades of undisclosed gifts and free luxury travel, a lawyer in Chicago fired off an email to her fellow former Thomas clerks. “Many of us have been asked recently about the justice,” wrote the lawyer, Taylor Meehan. “In response, there’s […]
Mark Allen believes snooker ‘players hold the power’ over sport’s survival
Mark Allen will begin the defence of his 2022 UK Championship title later this month in York. Mark Allen says the “players ultimately hold the power” over the future of snooker following his criticism of the World Snooker Tour. But Allen, who plays John Higgins in the Champion of Champions semi-final on Saturday, believes snooker […]
Trump’s Allies Want a New Breed of Lawyer if He Returns to Power
Close allies of Donald J. Trump are preparing to populate a new administration with a more aggressive breed of right-wing lawyer, dispensing with traditional conservatives who they believe stymied his agenda in his first term. The allies have been drawing up lists of lawyers they view as ideologically and temperamentally suited to serve in a […]