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Random story from the interview trenches

"Which modern Supreme Court decision would you change, and why?"

("Modern" means no fair picking something about segregation or slavery that has been since overruled.)

Apparently it was meant to be a trick question . . . they didn't expect an answer, just wanted to see how I'd react to a stress question. Some people stammer, others politely ask for a moment to think it over and as likely as not come up with a response, and others ramble on about the judiciary or stare decisis.

Wish you could have seen the look of shock when I actually flat-out answered.

(I never did understand why the Court granted cert. in the Bong Hits 4 Jesus case. Are there better answers? Definitely. But it made for a good discussion.)

Quick! Answer!! No fair actually thinking!!

Full post as published by Butterflyfish on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).