Federal judges reported receiving 407 gifts worth $935,000 in 2023-24 (i.e., the 2 most recent yrs for which 85%+ of disclosures are posted).
*Any* gift acceptance exposes judges to unnecessary conflicts & justified criticism, but this is extreme fixthecourt.com/2026/04/fede....
With 3 more Justice Alito recusals today due to his (more likely his wife's, but either counts) investments, **31% of all of SCOTUS's OT25 recusals (16 of 52)** are due to the Alitos' stock ownership docs.google.com/spreadsheets....
Justices and their spouses should not own individual stocks.
Time for the judiciary to do the same.
I wonder if it’s a coincidence that this story dropped right after all the speculation about Alito retiring was happening?
Anyway, the ENTIRE federal judiciary from SCOTUS to clerkships (see @thelap.bsky.social )to PACER and everything in between needs to be reformed.
Gift link:
🏙️ Philly
LAP’s @alizashatzman.bsky.social visited Yale Law yesterday to offer ACS + FGP members her candid take on clerking
LAP’s @alizashatzman.bsky.social visited Yale Law yesterday to offer ACS + FGP members her candid take on clerking
Enjoyed visiting Yale Law yesterday to offer my candid take on clerking!
Today! LAP’s @alizashatzman.bsky.social at Yale Law School
Today! @thelap.bsky.social at Yale Law School
Morning ☀️view @ Yale
See you today, Yale Law!
☀️Good morning, New Haven!
AM stroll around Yale University before my workout 🏋️♀️
See you today, Yale Law! @thelap.bsky.social
Evening stroll around Yale campus
Off to Yale Law School! Tomorrow I’ll speak with Yale ACS + First Gen Professionals about @thelap.bsky.social critical clerkship transparency + judicial accountability work. Particularly important right now!
🐕 Happy National Pet Day ❤️ everypawdy! 🐾
🎉We’re celebrating the 2nd birthday 🎂 of our nationwide Clerkships Database AKA “Glassdoor for Judges.” 🎉
LAP’s President & Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social discusses the impact of this revolutionary initiative on the judiciary + legal industry.
youtube.com/shorts/Fd6pI...
🎉We’re celebrating the 2nd birthday 🎂 of our nationwide Clerkships Database AKA “Glassdoor for Judges.” 🎉
LAP’s President & Founder @alizashatzman.bsky.social discusses the impact of this revolutionary initiative on the judiciary + legal industry.
youtube.com/shorts/Fd6pI...
🎂Happy 2nd birthday to @thelap.bsky.social ‘s “Glassdoor for Judges” platform AKA abusive judges’ worst nightmare
youtube.com/shorts/Fd6pI...
Happy Pawssover 🐾 everypawdy!
youtu.be/aTmCJ7XDuf8?...
“‘No Kings’ doesn’t just apply to the White House. No one should be above the law. Not presidents. Not judges. Not Congress. No one gets power without accountability.” 🎤❌👑3️⃣ @alizashatzman.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=aTmC...
“‘No Kings’ doesn’t just apply to the White House. NO ONE should be above the law. Not Presidents. Not judges. Not Congress. NO ONE should get power without accountability.” @thelap.bsky.social
“2026 is about electing a Congress that knows its power, from right here in Philly, to Lehigh Valley, to Scranton, to Dauphin County. 2027 is about using that power to fight back!” 🎤 ❌👑3️⃣ @indivisible.org #NoKings
See you at a Pawtest 🐾 ( protest )!
🐶 Happy Furry Friends 🐕 Friday, everypawdy! 🐾
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During Women’s History Month, Lady Justice Initiative invited me to record this video abt the justice tech platform @thelap.bsky.social built to empower clerks + force transparency and accountability in the judiciary.
“As someone who identified an unmet need 4 years ago and filled the void myself, there’s no one more motivated to create meaningful change than someone working to fix systems that personally screwed them over,” @alizashatzman.bsky.social argues in @abovethelaw.com
abovethelaw.com/2026/03/the-...
“As someone who identified an unmet need 4 years ago and filled the void myself, there’s no one more motivated to create meaningful change than someone working to fix systems that personally screwed them over,” I argue in @abovethelaw.com @thelap.bsky.social 👇
abovethelaw.com/2026/03/the-...
Happy National Puppy Day to our trusted Pawalegal 🐾, Zeppo ShatzPaws!
❌👑3️⃣ @indivisible.org