"What do you think about Satan?" That's not a typical question at the Supreme Court, but those words were indeed uttered by Justice Scalia on January 10. The question drew a near belly laugh from the packed gallery, leaving one to wonder whether the Devil has become nothing more than a joke in modern America.
I have been a lawyer in Washington, D.C., for over eight years now, but this was my first time to witness an argument before the Supreme Court. I exited the subway near the House of Representatives and was anxiously ushered across the street as multiple sirens roared in response to a threat that, thankfully, never fully materialized. I then walked along toward the Court on a Capitol Hill that was donned in flags at half mast.
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