In 2019, The National Law Journal opinion columns that resonated most with our readers dealt with the scope of presidential power, a key Title VII case before the U.S. Supreme Court, what the National Football League might teach federal judges about clerk diversity and more. Take a look back at the pieces that were your favorites.  

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Feb. 13.

Sen. Whitehouse: There’s a Crisis of Credibility at the US Supreme Court

In our most-read column of the year, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, argued that the five sitting U.S. Supreme Court justices appointed by Republican presidents have “delivered rulings that advantage big corporate and special interests … causing a crisis of credibility that is rippling through the entire judiciary.” 

Draining the Reservoir: The Steady Erosion of Credibility at the DOJ