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Justice Stevens, Babe Ruth and the best law clerk assignment ever

  • Written by Merritt McAlister, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Florida
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens winds up to throw out the first pitch before the start of the Chicago Cubs game on Sept. 14, 2005.AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

When I saw Justice John Paul Stevens this May at a gathering of his former law clerks to celebrate his 99th birthday, we discussed what he told me was the “easiest”...

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