An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other ...

Law clerks and other judicial employees are ... The court system ultimately launched an investigation into the judge, Joshua Kindred. What followed were multiple rounds of interviews with ...

Judge Kindred did not respond to NPR's attempts ... the most distinct was when I was serving as a judge with law clerks. And I think that's something worth noting. JOHNSON: Not only is the ...