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In Legal Briefs: The Ups and Downs of Life in the Law, Hecht details his brushes with Nixon over four episodes — divulging some details publicly for the first time.
The groundbreaking empirical research features interviews with 50 federal judges and teases out trends and potential new practices for hiring a wider mix of clerks.