Bloomberg Law
December 19, 2017, 1:16 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: Kozinksi Resigns Amid Probe into Sexual Misconduct Claims

• Alex Kozinski, a prominent federal appeals court judge known for blunt and colorful legal opinions, resigned as he was facing an investigation over sexual misconduct allegations made by 15 women, some of whom had worked for him as clerks. The resignation makes it unlikely the complaint process will continue, an expert on judicial ethics and procedure said. ( Bloomberg ) ( Bloomberg Law )

• In one effect from the scandal, the Federal Judicial Center released a revised handbook for federal law clerks clarifying that clerks and other judicial employees can complain about sexual harassment without violating the judiciary’s confidentiality ...

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