It was my privilege to serve as Justice John Paul Stevens’s law clerk during the tumultuous 2000 term, the year the Court inserted itself into the presidential election, halting the recount of votes in Florida’s contested race and handing the presidency to George W. Bush. Like many other Americans, I was disillusioned by the seemingly lawless nature of the Court’s interve (...)
The Last Word
A Lawyer’s Lawyer
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