"Unfortunately for [Jeff] Bezos and [Lauren] Sánchez, the very fact of their obscene wealth and fame may be keeping the gates of membership closed to them thus far."
“As the [Wall Street] Journal reported, ‘As with many private country clubs, admission often comes down to hitting it off with existing members…. In fact, too much wealth or notoriety has become a deterrent, as wealthy new applicants arriving in
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The University of Illinois College of Law Needs Faculty, Including for Contracts
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