Well, today we flew home to Dallas and I could not help but reflect on the week during the flight. From the beginning and its confusion to the end where I felt like a seasoned professional in the Manuscript Reading Room calling boxes, organizing papers, and taking notes. The incredible thing about this trip was to see how the Supreme Court actually operates and to witness the internal divisions and communications between and about the justices. One thing that shocked me was the way the law clerks spoke about other justices and how much ‘gossiping’ takes place between clerks of different justices. For example, while editing a draft of Justice Blackmun’s opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Steff, his law clerk, noted her frustrations with the case, specifically with Chief Justice Rehnquist and her subconscious demotion of him. Another example comes from Eddie, Justice Blackmun’s law clerk, who writes a memo to Blackmun discussing Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and how the expected “Ninogram” will arrive in the morning. This is an rather interesting given the casual nature of discussion between Justice Blackmun and his clerks, especially on how members of the Court will behave. These little comments cast a humorous light on the nature of the Court and how justices perceive each other.