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13
People
8
Organizations
4
Locations
1
Events
4
Relationships
3
Quotes
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Manuscript draft / book excerpt
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Summary
This document is a page from a manuscript (Chapter 3) written by Alan (likely Dershowitz), dated April 2, 2012. It details the author's experience at Yale Law School around 1962, specifically focused on the fierce competition for Supreme Court clerkships and the specific biases of various Justices. The narrative highlights the author's conflict with Professor Fred Rodel over a men-only seminar location and his mentorship under Professor Alex Bickel.
People (13)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Author / Narrator |
The narrator (referred to as 'Alan' in a quote) describing his law school experience and clerkship application process.
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| Judge Bazelon | Judge |
Named in the chapter title.
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| Justice Goldberg | Supreme Court Justice |
Named in title; noted as preferring clerks with Chicago connections; replaced Justice Frankfurter.
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| Justice Douglas | Supreme Court Justice |
Noted for rarely using his clerk and preferring West Coast applicants.
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| Justice Brennan | Supreme Court Justice |
Picked clerks only from Harvard.
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| Justice Frankfurter | Supreme Court Justice |
Picked clerks only from Harvard; replaced by Goldberg.
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| Justice Harlan | Supreme Court Justice |
Picked clerks only from Harvard.
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| Justice Black | Supreme Court Justice |
Favored southerners and tennis players; the narrator's 'best shot' for a clerkship.
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| Chief Justice Warren | Supreme Court Chief Justice |
Favored athletes and 'hail fellows well met'.
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| Justice Clark | Supreme Court Justice |
Preferred Texans.
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| Guido Calabresi | Mentor / Yale Law Professor |
Author's mentor, former clerk for Justice Black, recommended the author.
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| Fred Rodel | Yale Law Professor |
Held seminars at a men-only club; alienated by the author.
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| Alex Bickel | Yale Law Professor |
Mentor to the author; despised by Rodel; gave the author advice on clerkship etiquette.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States |
The institution where the clerkships take place.
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| Harvard Law School |
Mentioned as an elite school supplying clerks.
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| Yale Law School |
Mentioned as an elite school; where the author attended.
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| University of Chicago Law School |
Mentioned as an elite school.
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| Stanford Law School |
Mentioned as an elite school.
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| Columbia Law School |
Mentioned regarding a justice's education.
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| Morrie's |
A private men's club near Yale Law School.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the footer stamp.
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Timeline (1 events)
Circa 1962
Author quit Professor Rodel's seminar due to the exclusion of women at the venue (Morrie's).
Morrie's / Yale Law School
Alan
Fred Rodel
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Preferred origin for Justice Douglas's clerks.
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Region preferred by Justice Douglas.
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Region preferred by Justice Clark.
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Region preferred by Justice Goldberg.
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Relationships (4)
one of my mentors at law school was his recent clerk, Guido Calabresi
earning the everlasting hatred of Rodel
Professor Bickel gave me an important, if difficult, piece of advice
Rodel despised... Bickel took a 'Frankfurtiarian' approach
Key Quotes (3)
"Alan, I’m going to recommend you for clerkships, but you have to promise me you’re going to turn off at least one of your barrels when you go and clerk for these judges."Source
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Quote #1
"From the tables down at Morries to the place where Louie dwells...."Source
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Quote #2
"In my day, the value of such clerkships were not measured in dollars, but rather in status and prestige."Source
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Quote #3
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