Some Supreme Court clerks from the 2000-2001 term, when Bush v. Gore was decided, have talked.

A friend of mine from college and law school clerked for Chief Justice Rehnquist that term. A few months after Bush v. Gore, I e-mailed my friend to ask how it felt to work on that case. He responded that while he couldn’t go into details, it was probably going to be the highlight of his legal career, an experience he’d probably never be able to top or forget. I’ve always envied him for it.