The Legal Accountability Project
@thelap.bsky.social
First + only 501c3 nonprofit working full time to ensure that judicial law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support + resources to those who do not
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Federal law court clerks grapple with bullying and abuse - an NPR investigation
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In the federal court system, law clerks find little recourse for bullying and abuse
An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections.
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"I don't take it lightly when I say the federal judiciary is the most dangerous white-collar workplace in America," LAP’s @alizashatzman.bsky.social told @npr.org @carriejohnson.bsky.social for this piece.
The judiciary doesn’t take harassment/bullying seriously.
Fortunately, LAP is on the case.
The judiciary doesn’t take harassment/bullying seriously.
Fortunately, LAP is on the case.
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Our Latest Podcast: Judges as Employers.
With @alizashatzman.bsky.social & @katrinmarquez.bsky.social!
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With @alizashatzman.bsky.social & @katrinmarquez.bsky.social!
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Short Circuit 405 | Judges as Employers - Institute for Justice
What happens if you sue your employer and your boss’s boss is a federal judge? It’s kind of complicated. Aliza Shatzman of the Legal Accountability […]
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December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our Latest Podcast: Judges as Employers.
With @alizashatzman.bsky.social & @katrinmarquez.bsky.social!
ij.org/podcasts/sho...
With @alizashatzman.bsky.social & @katrinmarquez.bsky.social!
ij.org/podcasts/sho...
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🐾Happy #GivingTuesday 🤲 everypawdy! Zeppo ShatzPaws, @thelap.bsky.social Pawalegal, here with an impawtant message.
We need YOUR help to continue serving Paw Students and Paw Clerks. I hope you’ll help sustain our impawtant work today! 👉 www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/donate-1
We need YOUR help to continue serving Paw Students and Paw Clerks. I hope you’ll help sustain our impawtant work today! 👉 www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/donate-1
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🐾Happy #GivingTuesday 🤲 everypawdy! Zeppo ShatzPaws, @thelap.bsky.social Pawalegal, here with an impawtant message.
We need YOUR help to continue serving Paw Students and Paw Clerks. I hope you’ll help sustain our impawtant work today! 👉 www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/donate-1
We need YOUR help to continue serving Paw Students and Paw Clerks. I hope you’ll help sustain our impawtant work today! 👉 www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/donate-1
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On #GivingTuesday, donate 🤲 to help sustain @thelap.bsky.social crucial work.
LAP ⚖️ has created unprecedented systems-level change, despite judiciary, congressional, and law school intransigence. 🫣🫣
👉 www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/donate-1
LAP ⚖️ has created unprecedented systems-level change, despite judiciary, congressional, and law school intransigence. 🫣🫣
👉 www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/donate-1
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On #GivingTuesday, donate 🤲 to help sustain @thelap.bsky.social crucial work.
LAP ⚖️ has created unprecedented systems-level change, despite judiciary, congressional, and law school intransigence. 🫣🫣
👉 www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/donate-1
LAP ⚖️ has created unprecedented systems-level change, despite judiciary, congressional, and law school intransigence. 🫣🫣
👉 www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/donate-1
👀 The Legal Accountability Project holds the judiciary’s ⚖️ feet to the fire 🔥 every day, forcing change in one of the most unaccountable areas of our government.
On #GivingTuesday, DONATE 🤲 to help us sustain it!
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On #GivingTuesday, DONATE 🤲 to help us sustain it!
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Holding the Judiciary's Feet to the Fire - Giving Tuesday
YouTube video by The Legal Accountability Project
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December 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
👀 The Legal Accountability Project holds the judiciary’s ⚖️ feet to the fire 🔥 every day, forcing change in one of the most unaccountable areas of our government.
On #GivingTuesday, DONATE 🤲 to help us sustain it!
youtube.com/shorts/wPo9g...
On #GivingTuesday, DONATE 🤲 to help us sustain it!
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@thelap.bsky.social holds the judiciary’s ⚖️ feet to the fire 🔥, forcing change in one of the most unaccountable areas of our government.
On #GivingTuesday, DONATE 🤲 to help sustain it!
youtube.com/shorts/wPo9g...
On #GivingTuesday, DONATE 🤲 to help sustain it!
youtube.com/shorts/wPo9g...
Holding the Judiciary's Feet to the Fire - Giving Tuesday
YouTube video by The Legal Accountability Project
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December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
@thelap.bsky.social holds the judiciary’s ⚖️ feet to the fire 🔥, forcing change in one of the most unaccountable areas of our government.
On #GivingTuesday, DONATE 🤲 to help sustain it!
youtube.com/shorts/wPo9g...
On #GivingTuesday, DONATE 🤲 to help sustain it!
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When I hear Auntie Aliza say, “You don’t have to be in the majority in Congress to send an oversight letter,” for the gazillionth time 😬
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
When I hear Auntie Aliza say, “You don’t have to be in the majority in Congress to send an oversight letter,” for the gazillionth time 😬
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HAPPY THAMKSGIVING ERRPAWDY 🍁🦃🐾
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
HAPPY THAMKSGIVING ERRPAWDY 🍁🦃🐾
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⚖️The federal judiciary gives only 1️⃣reason for opposing Title 7 protections for 30,000+ exempt employees: “judicial independence.”
❓What do they want to be independent from—the law? 🎤
Sharing @thelap.bsky.social transparency + accountability work w Philly 🏙️ area Dems.
❓What do they want to be independent from—the law? 🎤
Sharing @thelap.bsky.social transparency + accountability work w Philly 🏙️ area Dems.
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
⚖️The federal judiciary gives only 1️⃣reason for opposing Title 7 protections for 30,000+ exempt employees: “judicial independence.”
❓What do they want to be independent from—the law? 🎤
Sharing @thelap.bsky.social transparency + accountability work w Philly 🏙️ area Dems.
❓What do they want to be independent from—the law? 🎤
Sharing @thelap.bsky.social transparency + accountability work w Philly 🏙️ area Dems.
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Congress has abdicated its oversight responsibility over the ⚖️ judiciary.
🗳️Elections are how we hold Congress #accountable, to start holding the #judiciary accountable.
🎤🗣️Enjoyed discussing @thelap.bsky.social work in Mt. Airy, PA yesterday.
🗳️Elections are how we hold Congress #accountable, to start holding the #judiciary accountable.
🎤🗣️Enjoyed discussing @thelap.bsky.social work in Mt. Airy, PA yesterday.
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Congress has abdicated its oversight responsibility over the ⚖️ judiciary.
🗳️Elections are how we hold Congress #accountable, to start holding the #judiciary accountable.
🎤🗣️Enjoyed discussing @thelap.bsky.social work in Mt. Airy, PA yesterday.
🗳️Elections are how we hold Congress #accountable, to start holding the #judiciary accountable.
🎤🗣️Enjoyed discussing @thelap.bsky.social work in Mt. Airy, PA yesterday.
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Congress - including our PA delegation - has abdicated its oversight responsibility, while abusive judges flout their authority.
Elections 🗳️ are how we hold Congress accountable, to start holding the judiciary accountable!
🎥 from We The People Wednesdays 🎤 in Mt. Airy
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Elections 🗳️ are how we hold Congress accountable, to start holding the judiciary accountable!
🎥 from We The People Wednesdays 🎤 in Mt. Airy
youtu.be/UCQX48X8OU8?...
We The People Wednesdays: Holding Congress Accountable To Hold The Judiciary Accountable 11.19.25
YouTube video by The Legal Accountability Project
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November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Congress - including our PA delegation - has abdicated its oversight responsibility, while abusive judges flout their authority.
Elections 🗳️ are how we hold Congress accountable, to start holding the judiciary accountable!
🎥 from We The People Wednesdays 🎤 in Mt. Airy
youtu.be/UCQX48X8OU8?...
Elections 🗳️ are how we hold Congress accountable, to start holding the judiciary accountable!
🎥 from We The People Wednesdays 🎤 in Mt. Airy
youtu.be/UCQX48X8OU8?...
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Didn’t know he was a “MAGA judge” + that’s not really relevant to the question of whether Kindred should be disciplined for abusive conduct.
Judges are *rarely* disciplined + the vast majority, sadly, get away w egregious misconduct.
Didn’t know he was a “MAGA judge” + that’s not really relevant to the question of whether Kindred should be disciplined for abusive conduct.
Judges are *rarely* disciplined + the vast majority, sadly, get away w egregious misconduct.
Former MAGA Judge Josh Kindred Finally Gets The Disbarment He So Richly Deserves - Above the Law
How fast *can* you ruin a lifetime appointment?
abovethelaw.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Didn’t know he was a “MAGA judge” + that’s not really relevant to the question of whether Kindred should be disciplined for abusive conduct.
Judges are *rarely* disciplined + the vast majority, sadly, get away w egregious misconduct.
Didn’t know he was a “MAGA judge” + that’s not really relevant to the question of whether Kindred should be disciplined for abusive conduct.
Judges are *rarely* disciplined + the vast majority, sadly, get away w egregious misconduct.
LAP’s Pawalegal 🐾, Zeppo ShatzPaws, hard at work
Hooman says I was super well behaved around the 2- legged visitors last night. I did* eat a crayon 😬, but I coughed it back up.
Happy Sunday, everypawdy! 🐾🐕
Happy Sunday, everypawdy! 🐾🐕
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
LAP’s Pawalegal 🐾, Zeppo ShatzPaws, hard at work
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👀👀👀👀#LadyLawyerDiaries
The title speaks for itself.
Law schools should NOT be the only source of #clerkship info.
Fortunately, they don’t have to be! @thelap.bsky.social Clerkships Database provides an *honest* picture of clerking.
Shame on law schools that say otherwise.
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Law schools should NOT be the only source of #clerkship info.
Fortunately, they don’t have to be! @thelap.bsky.social Clerkships Database provides an *honest* picture of clerking.
Shame on law schools that say otherwise.
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/law-...
Law Schools Are Lying To Students About Judicial Clerkships - Above the Law
What do you call it when law schools withhold negative information about judges from students and try to prevent them from accessing candid clerkship information beyond the school’s approved resources...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
👀👀👀👀#LadyLawyerDiaries
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⚖️ Looking forward to speaking with UChicagoLaw students today during lunchtime about @thelap.bsky.social judicial accountability + #clerkship transparency work!
Honest info about clerking is notoriously difficult to find at law schools. 🤔
Fortunately, LAP built a solution! 🧑💻👩💻
Honest info about clerking is notoriously difficult to find at law schools. 🤔
Fortunately, LAP built a solution! 🧑💻👩💻
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
⚖️ Looking forward to speaking with UChicagoLaw students today during lunchtime about @thelap.bsky.social judicial accountability + #clerkship transparency work!
Honest info about clerking is notoriously difficult to find at law schools. 🤔
Fortunately, LAP built a solution! 🧑💻👩💻
Honest info about clerking is notoriously difficult to find at law schools. 🤔
Fortunately, LAP built a solution! 🧑💻👩💻
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The title speaks for itself.
Law schools should NOT be the only source of #clerkship info.
Fortunately, they don’t have to be! @thelap.bsky.social Clerkships Database provides an *honest* picture of clerking.
Shame on law schools that say otherwise.
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/law-...
Law schools should NOT be the only source of #clerkship info.
Fortunately, they don’t have to be! @thelap.bsky.social Clerkships Database provides an *honest* picture of clerking.
Shame on law schools that say otherwise.
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/law-...
Law Schools Are Lying To Students About Judicial Clerkships - Above the Law
What do you call it when law schools withhold negative information about judges from students and try to prevent them from accessing candid clerkship information beyond the school’s approved resources...
abovethelaw.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The title speaks for itself.
Law schools should NOT be the only source of #clerkship info.
Fortunately, they don’t have to be! @thelap.bsky.social Clerkships Database provides an *honest* picture of clerking.
Shame on law schools that say otherwise.
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/law-...
Law schools should NOT be the only source of #clerkship info.
Fortunately, they don’t have to be! @thelap.bsky.social Clerkships Database provides an *honest* picture of clerking.
Shame on law schools that say otherwise.
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/law-...
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Law Schools Are Lying To Students About Judicial Clerkships
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/11/law-schools-are-lying-to-students-about-judicial-clerkships/
Law Schools Are Lying To Students About Judicial Clerkships
What do you call it when law schools withhold negative information about judges from students and try to prevent them from accessing candid clerkship information beyond the school’s approved resources? Lying.
abovethelaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Law Schools Are Lying To Students About Judicial Clerkships
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/11/law-schools-are-lying-to-students-about-judicial-clerkships/
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Wishing a meaningful Veterans Day 🇺🇸 to all who served, and to their families. Thank you for your service. Freedom is not free.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Wishing a meaningful Veterans Day 🇺🇸 to all who served, and to their families. Thank you for your service. Freedom is not free.
“I can’t think of a more important time to have a fully functioning seven-person Supreme Court than now, heading into the 2026 midterms,” LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social told @boltsmag.org @burness.bsky.social about the significance of PA’s Supreme Court retention victories.
As of last October, total spending in last week’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention election had topped $14 million, making it one of the nation’s most expensive retention elections ever.
Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep
The GOP mounted an unusual push to oust three supreme court justices and erase Democrats’ majority on the court. All three prevailed easily in Tuesday’s retention elections.
boltsmag.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“I can’t think of a more important time to have a fully functioning seven-person Supreme Court than now, heading into the 2026 midterms,” LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social told @boltsmag.org @burness.bsky.social about the significance of PA’s Supreme Court retention victories.
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As of last October, total spending in last week’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention election had topped $14 million, making it one of the nation’s most expensive retention elections ever.
Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep
The GOP mounted an unusual push to oust three supreme court justices and erase Democrats’ majority on the court. All three prevailed easily in Tuesday’s retention elections.
boltsmag.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
As of last October, total spending in last week’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention election had topped $14 million, making it one of the nation’s most expensive retention elections ever.
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“I can’t think of a more important time to have a fully functioning seven-person Supreme Court than now, heading into the 2026 midterms,” I told @boltsmag.org @burness.bsky.social about the significance of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court retention victories. @thelap.bsky.social
As of last October, total spending in last week’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention election had topped $14 million, making it one of the nation’s most expensive retention elections ever.
Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep
The GOP mounted an unusual push to oust three supreme court justices and erase Democrats’ majority on the court. All three prevailed easily in Tuesday’s retention elections.
boltsmag.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“I can’t think of a more important time to have a fully functioning seven-person Supreme Court than now, heading into the 2026 midterms,” I told @boltsmag.org @burness.bsky.social about the significance of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court retention victories. @thelap.bsky.social
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LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on the significance of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention victories
LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on the significance of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention victories
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
thephiladelphiacitizen.org/democrats-wo...
LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on the significance of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention victories
LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on the significance of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention victories
thephiladelphiacitizen.org/democrats-wo...
LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on the significance of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention victories
LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on the significance of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention victories
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
thephiladelphiacitizen.org/democrats-wo...
LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on the significance of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention victories
LAP’s President + Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on the significance of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention victories
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“I can’t think of a more important time to have a fully functioning seven-person Supreme Court than now, heading into the 2026 midterms,” says Aliza Shatzman of Legal Accountability Project.
Democrats Won PA Supreme Court
Despite an unusual (and costly) GOP campaign, voters kept Democrats’ majority on the court for at least the next two years
thephiladelphiacitizen.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“I can’t think of a more important time to have a fully functioning seven-person Supreme Court than now, heading into the 2026 midterms,” says Aliza Shatzman of Legal Accountability Project.