David Lat is a lawyer turned writer. He publishes Original Jurisdiction, a newsletter on Substack about law and legal affairs, and he writes for newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Prior to launching Original Jurisdiction, David founded Above the Law, one of the nation's most widely read legal news websites, and Underneath Their Robes, a popular blog about federal judges that he wrote under a pseudonym. He is also the author of a novel set in the world of the federal courts, Supreme Ambitions. Before entering the media world, David worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in New York; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. David graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School, where he served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal.
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Insights on the Supreme Court's New Ethics Guidelines
Cracking the Code of Conduct
TeleforumOriginalist Perspectives on Ethics and the Supreme Court
2023 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
Free Speech and Cancel Culture in the Legal Profession
St. John's Student Chapter
St. John's University School of Law80-00 Utopia Pkwy
Queens, NY 11432
Free Speech and Cancel Culture in the Legal Profession
St. John's Student Chapter
St. John's University School of Law81-50D Utopia Pkwy
Jamaica, NY 11439
Free Speech and Ideological Diversity in the Law Practice and the Legal Academy
Colorado Lawyers Chapter, University of Denver Student Chapter
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Denver, CO 80202
Originalist Perspectives on Ethics and the Supreme Court
2023 National Lawyers Convention
Article III of the Constitution vests the “judicial Power” in “one Supreme Court, and in...
Originalist Perspectives on Ethics and the Supreme Court
2023 National Lawyers Convention
Article III of the Constitution vests the “judicial Power” in “one Supreme Court, and in...
The State of Law Schools Series Part 1: Discussion, Coercion, and The Pursuit of Truth: The Role of Law Schools in Promoting Civility
Recent events at a number of law schools have raised concerns about civility and respect...
The Judge’s Role in Choosing a Successor
2022 National Lawyer's Convention
Under the Constitution, two branches of government are formally involved in the selection of federal...
The Judge’s Role in Choosing a Successor
2022 National Lawyer's Convention
Under the Constitution, two branches of government are formally involved in the selection of federal...