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" He continued : " I am talking about the failure to raise judicial pay . MedImmune maintains that it always questioned the patent , and agreed to license it " under protest " because its only alternatives were to give up a huge piece of business or face the threat of a triple-damages infringement suit by Genentech . Supreme Court clerks are routinely given a signing bonus equivalent to a justice 's annual salary when they join one of Washington 's top law firms after a year at the court , and Roberts pointed out that beginning lawyers often make as much as the experienced federal judges before whom they practice.Some law professors and other legal activists have said the threat to the judiciary by stagnant salaries is overblown , and that those who want to be judges are n't drawn by compensation.But Roberts and others - - Justice Antonin Scalia has also recently called for increases - - say it is affecting the type of lawyer who wants to be a judge . To participate , go to http://www.washingtonpost.com/richmorin , look for the box headlined " Post-Stanford Experiments " and choose survey No. 4.The History of Bad IdeasWhy Boys Like ScienceSpeaking of the science gender gap , researchers have yet to fully identify its causes . " The dam has broken on the justices ' desire to stay behind the red curtain . " The specific rule against naming a candidate - - 30 days before a primary and 60 days before a general election - - is one of the bright lines in the act governing the role special interest groups may play in the election and , to its supporters , one of the act 's virtues . The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to revisit the landmark 2002 legislation overhauling the nation 's campaign finance laws , moving to settle the role of campaign spending by corporations , unions and special interest groups in time for the 2008 presidential primaries.It would be the first time the court has reviewed the McCain-Feingold law of 2002 since justices ruled 5 to 4 three years ago that the act was constitutional .