I have to say we are really enjoying ATL’s reporting at the moment
Oh, Crystal Clanton! I just can’t quit you!
The saga of Clanton’s burgeoning legal career continues to enthrall. Back in January, the Judicial Council of the Second Circuit found that Judge Corey Maze of the Northern District of Alabama and Eleventh Circuit Judge William Pryor did not commit judicial misconduct when they hired Clanton as a law clerk.
Now, why would the hiring of a law clerk spur a judicial misconduct investigation, you ask?
Well, Clanton used to work at conservative student group Turning Point USA. But then in 2017, reports surfaced that she texted co-workers, “I HATE BLACK PEOPLE. Like fuck them all .?.?. I hate blacks. End of story.” And, just like that, she was out at Turning Point USA. There were more reports of bigoted comments from Clanton, but she managed to bounce back with a job with Ginni Thomas (Clarence’s wife). She then was admitted to ASSLaw — otherwise known as George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, for the uninitiated — and her post-grad plan included the aforementioned clerkships.
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