Snyder v. Phelps, or how I went to the Supreme Court and found a
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clowns.... (For those wanting only the legal stuff, and not my
experiences, skip on down to the line break) Roughly half my
friends are lawyers, and the other half are largely military or
working for the DoD as civilians. It makes for interesting get-
togethers, and I enjoy the way each side approaches things. On
the Snyder v. Phelps case though there was near unanimity of
thought: Phelps would probably win, but he will always remain an
angry reprobate. It has been said that the law is an ass, and in
this case, it’s clear that half the litigants were. Now, going
to the Supreme Court always seems a solemn and intellectual
endeavor, and so I cut short my libations and reuniting with
friends on Tuesday night at a practical time. For those that
don’t know, I lived in DC from 1992 through last November, so
most of my friends are there. Some of them came out and met me
at a sports pub the night