Talk about moot. On Sept. 16, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. and four other judges will hear the appeal of a verdict that was first rendered, oh, about 2,400 years ago-at the trial of Socrates.
To refresh your memory, the philosopher Socrates was put on trial in 399 B.C. on charges of corrupting youth and preaching godlessness. In spite of-or because of-Socrates’ impassioned and defiant three-hour apologia, the jury found Socrates guilty by a vote of 280 to 221 give or take a few and condemned him to death. Socrates did not flee, as his friends suggested, but within hours of the verdict voluntarily drank the poisoned hemlock and died at age 70.
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