Public Defender’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against The Federal Judiciary Highlights The Urgency Of Reform

Written By Aliza Shatzman

A federal public defender’s ordeal highlights the urgency of passing the Judiciary Accountability Act and extending federal anti-discrimination protections to more than 30,000 federal judiciary employees, including law clerks and public defenders, Aliza Shatzman argues in Above the Law. It’s the height of injustice that judiciary employees, who support the daily functioning of our courts, lack basic workplace protections.

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