What’s worse is that under current law, it's likely a federal judge could fire a law clerk once he found out the clerk was transitioning.
In light of recent events, we want to ensure that the justices are receiving the best protection possible .
"As you endure the coming showdown between the President and the Senate over the Scalia vacancy during the next few months," one law professor writes, "remember that it was avoidable. The problem is life tenure, and the answer is term limits for Supreme Court justices."