In 2005, Kevin D. Rollins earned $350 to do nothing.
Or, it was at least something that looked a lot like nothing: Rollins stood outside the Supreme Court of the United States for 14 hours, to secure a seat in the landmark eminent domain case, Kelo v. New London. The seat wasn't for himself. Rollins was paid by the Institute of Justice to hold spots overnight for some of the defendants in the case, who had been unable to secure seats themselves.
