January 24, 2026
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26:18Now PlayingAliza Shatzman of the Legal Accountability Project joins Court Accountability Action’s Mike Sacks to talk about LAP’s first judicial misconduct complaint against Second Circuit Court Judge Sarah Merriam. Aliza and Mike talk about Judge Merriam’s mistreatment of her law clerks (including mistreatment that violated the federal judiciary’s workplace policies), how judges have been able to get away with bullying and abuse for so long, and what can be done to protect clerks.
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