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Carrie Johnson on her reporting that uncovered pervasive abuse of clerks by some judges

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, correspondent Carrie Johnson talks about her investigation into the power dynamics between federal judges and their staffs, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.

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Carrie Johnson is a Supreme Court and Justice Correspondent for NPR. She covers a variety of stories about justice issues, law enforcement, and legal affairs for NPR’s flagship programs and podcasts.
Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.