Former Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun died today at the age of ninety. He was one of two sons of Minnesota who served on the nation's highest court. Blackmun served with Warren Burger, in fact the two even attended elementary school together on St. Paul's East Side. Blackmun retired in 1994, after 24 years on the bench. He's best remembered for writing the decision on the landmark case Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion, although Blackmun didn't want that to be his legacy. The decision changed his life, making him the target of death threats and thousands of pieces of hate mail. Sandy Keith, retired chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, was hired by Blackmun to work as an attorney in Mayo Clinic's legal department.