Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798

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Dan Schiavetta 5 years ago

Supreme Court Justice is one of the world’s cushiest jobs. In particular, we’ve seen people whose early lives were desperately uncomfortable who got to live pretty well as Justice. With Wilson, it was the opposite.

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