String: A few highlights from last night's @SCHSociety panel discussion on Justice Thurgood Marshall, headlined by Justice Kagan. Held in the #SCOTUS chamber.
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All panelists agreed that Marshall was a very tough boss. Kagan said that the only day she was sure that he liked her was the day her parents visited. But all panelists reflected a warm regard and deep respect for the justice, as well. His nickname for her was "Shorty."
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Justice Marshall expected the clerks to look out for and help one another catch errors, etc. As Professor Kennedy put it, if he was mad at one, he was mad at all.
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When a clerk would suggest that the justice "had" to do something, Marshall replied that he only had to do two things: "Stay black and die."
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Professor Kennedy observed that Marshall's relationship with the civil rights movement was "complex." He used the court system to effect change. Not a fan of sit-ins, etc.
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E.g., "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America"
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