Tacy Flint knows she won’t get any questions from the justices that involve pesky raccoons gnawing on a garage door.

But the experience of helping Justice Stephen Breyer brainstorm wacky hypotheticals, like the one he gave in a patent case that was argued during her clerkship in the 2006-2007 term, has made Flint feel better prepared for her US Supreme Court debut on Monday.

“Hugely important to the justices is how a ruling in this case impacts all of the other cases out there,” she said.

The Chicago-based Sidley Austin partner will be arguing against the federal government for combat veterans who say they’re being shortchanged special compensation Congress promised to pay them for their heroism.

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