How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive; The New York Times, February 2, 2026

 Jodi Kantor, The New York Times ; How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive

Amid calls to increase transparency and revelations about the court’s inner workings, the chief justice imposed nondisclosure agreements on clerks and employees.

"n November of 2024, two weeks after voters returned President Donald Trump to office, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. summoned employees of the U.S. Supreme Court for an unusual announcement. Facing them in a grand conference room beneath ornate chandeliers, he requested they each sign a nondisclosure agreement promising to keep the court’s inner workings secret.

The chief justice acted after a series of unusual leaks of internal court documents, most notably of the decision overturning the right to abortion, and news reports about ethical lapses by the justices. Trust in the institution was languishing at a historic low. Debate was intensifying over whether the black box institution should be more transparent.

Instead, the chief justice tightened the court’s hold on information.Its employees have long been expected to stay silent about what they witness behind the scenes. But starting that autumn, in a move that has not been previously reported, the chief justice converted what was once a norm into a formal contract, according to five people familiar with the shift."

Laws, norms, and ethics for AI in health; Microsoft, May 1, 2025

 Peter Lee , President, Microsoft Research  Vardit Ravitsky , President and CEO  Laura Adams , Senior Advisor  Dr. Roxana Daneshjou , Assistant Professor, Microsoft; Laws, norms, and ethics for AI in health

"Two years ago, OpenAI’s GPT-4 kick-started a new era in AI. In the months leading up to its public release, Peter Lee, president of Microsoft Research, cowrote a book full of optimism for the potential of advanced AI models to transform the world of healthcare. What has happened since? In this special podcast series, The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited, Lee revisits the book, exploring how patients, providers, and other medical professionals are experiencing and using generative AI today while examining what he and his coauthors got right—and what they didn’t foresee. 

In this episode, Laura Adams(opens in new tab), Vardit Ravitsky(opens in new tab), and Dr. Roxana Daneshjou(opens in new tab), experts at the intersection of healthcare, ethics, and technology, join Lee to discuss the responsible implementation of AI in healthcare. Adams, a strategic advisor at the National Academy of Medicine leading the development of a national AI code of conduct, shares her initial curiosity and skepticism of generative AI and then her recognition of the technology as a transformative tool requiring new governance approaches. Ravitsky, bioethicist and president and CEO of The Hastings Center for Bioethics, examines how AI is reshaping healthcare relationships and the need for bioethics to proactively guide implementation. Daneshjou, a Stanford physician-scientist bridging dermatology, biomedical data science, and AI, discusses her work on identifying, understanding, and mitigating bias in AI systems and also leveraging AI to better serve patient needs."

The One Question You Should Ask About Every New Job; New York Times, 12/19/15

Adam Grant, New York Times; The One Question You Should Ask About Every New Job:

"When it comes to landing a good job, many people focus on the role. Although finding the right title, position and salary is important, there’s another consideration that matters just as much: culture. The culture of a workplace — an organization’s values, norms and practices — has a huge impact on our happiness and success.

But how do you figure out the culture of a company you’ve never worked for? As Nicole tried to evaluate company cultures, she kept asking the Passover question: “How is this organization different from all other organizations?” And, as with Passover, I told Nicole, the answer should come in the form of a story. Ask people to tell you a story about something that happened at their organization but wouldn’t elsewhere."