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Why the unpaid internship may be on its way out

In this widely-circulated image, Scotusblog.com intern Dan Stein ran with news of affirmative action ruling front of the U.S. Supreme Court building June 24, 2013 in Washington DC. Soon, the question of internships - unpaid internships especially - may make it higher up the legal ladder. (Marketplace; Win McNamee/Getty Images)

In this widely-circulated image, Scotusblog.com intern Dan Stein ran with news of affirmative action ruling front of the U.S. Supreme Court building June 24, 2013 in Washington DC. Soon, the question of internships - unpaid internships especially - may make it higher up the legal ladder. (Marketplace; Win McNamee/Getty Images)

In this widely-circulated image, Scotusblog.com intern Dan Stein ran with news of affirmative action ruling front of the U.S. Supreme Court building June 24, 2013 in Washington DC. Soon, the question of internships - unpaid internships especially - may make it higher up the legal ladder. (Marketplace; Win McNamee/Getty Images)