Downward Spiral

My friend J, who's finishing up her SCOTUS clerkship, gave me a personal behind-the-scenes tour last week, which was pretty awesome. J showed me her office, the gym and basketball court that's located above the courtroom (the "highest court in the land"), and the courtroom itself which was amazing. Now it's my turn to give her the behind-the-scenes tour of the Senate.

The famed spiral staircase at the Supreme Court--