Interesting story. I look forward to reading more.
Incidentally, I was in the Court on Justice White's last day. I was in law school at the time and my wife was in a capital punishment seminar in which a professor was arguing a capital case in front of the Supreme Court. Anyone who attended the class was invited to attend the argument and be a part of the in-hotel prep session beforehand. I encouraged my wife to go and she was the only student who did. They allowed her to bring her boyfriend (me) along. I attended the prep in the hotel. It was very interesting. (I had been in the seminar the first day, but dropped it because they seemed interested in indoctrinating us into the opinion that the death penalty was racist and terrible.)
As I recall, we sat in seats that were made available by Justice Souter to former clerks or their associates. They were pretty good seats.
I seem to recall Justice Kennedy reading an opinion of his in a tax case. He seemed very genial and wanted to explain the case to the audience in terms they could understand. I later came to feel an aversion to his judicial philosophy, but that day he seemed like a nice man.
It's the only time I ever witnessed a Supreme Court argument but I'll never forget it.
Interesting story. I look forward to reading more.
Incidentally, I was in the Court on Justice White's last day. I was in law school at the time and my wife was in a capital punishment seminar in which a professor was arguing a capital case in front of the Supreme Court. Anyone who attended the class was invited to attend the argument and be a part of the in-hotel prep session beforehand. I encouraged my wife to go and she was the only student who did. They allowed her to bring her boyfriend (me) along. I attended the prep in the hotel. It was very interesting. (I had been in the seminar the first day, but dropped it because they seemed interested in indoctrinating us into the opinion that the death penalty was racist and terrible.)
As I recall, we sat in seats that were made available by Justice Souter to former clerks or their associates. They were pretty good seats.
I seem to recall Justice Kennedy reading an opinion of his in a tax case. He seemed very genial and wanted to explain the case to the audience in terms they could understand. I later came to feel an aversion to his judicial philosophy, but that day he seemed like a nice man.
It's the only time I ever witnessed a Supreme Court argument but I'll never forget it.