Supreme Court secrets spill out: Insider names 'hard a**' Justice who is 'emotionally abusive' and leaves clerks with 'fear in their eyes'
The Supreme Court is notoriously hard to crack.
But now a bombshell new book is exposing the secret goings-on behind the scenes, including scathing tales about Justices from their former staff.
In her forthcoming book, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution, conservative journalist and author Mollie Hemingway lifts the lid on the justices' treatment of clerks.
The book is focused on Justice Samuel Alito - who has been the author of opinions defending gun rights and limiting the power of labor unions during his time on the bench and has recently been rumored to be mulling an exit from the Supreme Court.
Each justice usually gets four clerks per 'term,' with those selected for the role going through a highly selective and competitive process to score a spot in the halls of power.
Hemingway, who spoke with over 100 former clerks and staff for the book, sensationally claims that liberal Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor are the worst justices to clerk for.
Hemingway alleges that several of Kagan's former clerks, 'along with others at the Court, have described her as "emotionally abusive," "demanding, demoralizing, demeaning," and "a hard a**."'
'Kagan's clerks had fear in their eyes,' Hemingway said someone who clerked for a different justice recounted to her.
Other former aides speculated that there is 'something psychological going on there,' Hemingway writes.
Other clerks compared Kagan to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, moving from 'extremely kind to extremely angry,' Hemingway claims.
Another former staffer said Kagan is 'like Klobuchar' - a reference to Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, who was the subject of a New York Times article about her alleged poor treatment of her staff.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor is said to have treated members of the Court's 'permanent staff' like 'valet[s].' --->READ MORE HERE
New Report Unveils Kagan’s ‘Emotionally Abusive’ Treatment Of SCOTUS Clerks:
Justice Elena Kagan has often been viewed as the most strategic and analytical of the Supreme Court’s three liberal justices. But what she’s also known for behind the scenes is being “emotionally abusive” to her law clerks.
According to a Daily Mail report released Monday, Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway’s new book, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution, contains intriguing details about the inner workings of the court and its justices. While largely focusing on Justice Samuel Alito and his career, it also digs into each of his colleagues and their personas — including Kagan.
According to the outlet, Hemingway — “who spoke with over 100 former clerks and staff for the book” — reported that “several of Kagan’s former clerks, ‘along with others at the Court, have described her as “emotionally abusive,” “demanding, demoralizing, demeaning,” and “a hard a**.”‘” Others have seemingly compared her to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, meaning that she moves from being “extremely kind to extremely angry,” Hemingway writes.
“‘Kagan’s clerks had fear in their eyes,’ Hemingway said someone who clerked for a different justice recounted to her,” the Daily Mail described. “Other former aides speculated that there is ‘something psychological going on there,’ Hemingway writes.”
Hemingway also detailed comments from a former clerk for another justice, who drew a stark contrast between how Kagan and Justice Clarence Thomas treat their respective clerks.
“It’s not just that she has clerks work hard. So does Thomas. But he treats them like human beings. The consistent impression is that Kagan is abusive,” the former clerk told Hemingway. --->READ MORE HERE
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