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Darknet Diaries · Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Nick Merill's college experience: Computer science and constitutional law

Nick Merill pursued a dual degree in computer science and philosophy during college, though he found it challenging to focus. He also took a constitutional law class that deeply interested him, particularly learning about landmark Supreme Court cases that function as law.

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I was doing computer science and philosophy, both both courses at the same time.
Nick Merill
I took a constitutional law class. This class was was a full overview of of like all the landmark cases in constitutional law going back to the beginning.
Nick Merill
A Supreme Court decision is basically just as powerful as a full-fledged law.
Nick Merill
Heard on Darknet Diaries — “176: NSL, published Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Nick Merill's college experience: Computer science and constitutional law — Heardvine