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Back in 1969, my mother was 19 and she wrote a letter to William O Douglas, who was the longest sitting Supreme Court Justice in US history.

She wrote to inquire about a summer internship, but incorrectly addressed it to the Department of Justice rather than the Supreme Court.

Today when going through a 30-year old storage locker, we found his response. The Justice had taken the time to personally write back in order to dunk on her:

Trey Walsh 1y ago

I LOVE that I thought this was gonna be inspirational like “oh this happy accident led to my mother being literally on the Supreme Court”

Instead:

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Lyn Alden 1y ago

Yeah I tried to craft it the way we found it. Official envelope and letterhead from a Justice, and then a smackdown. XD

Trey Walsh 1y ago

🤌🏻