While events in question took place long before Facebook and Instagram existed, it is clear from former Yale Law School student Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings that looking into a prospective lawyer or judge’s high-school career is now the norm, evidenced by scrutiny of the nominee’s calendar entries and personal writings. In the age of social media, the availability of such information has only proliferated and become more of a potential liability for future law students.
If you want to get into law school, it may be better not post that video of your underage self shot-gunning a beer to your Facebook page. And while you’re at it, leave your obsession with actual shot guns off your Twitter account.
