US chief justice drops ‘OK Boomer’ line in court
US Chief Justice John Roberts’ ‘OK Boomer’ reference lightens Supreme Court proceedings in a case involving age discrimination at the workplace. – EPA pic, January 16, 2020.
CHIEF Justice John Roberts cracked up the normally sombre US Supreme Court yesterday by dropping an “OK Boomer” reference while hearing a case involving age discrimination at the workplace. During oral arguments, the 64-year-old judge asked a lawyer whether using the viral catchphrase “OK Boomer” during a job interview would be “actionable”.
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