the almighty/supreme court

tuning out of class to type this…

i don’t know if this is particular to the constitutional structure of the legal system in this country but i’ve come to realize how imp the role of supreme court justices are in defining the law. so the fact that i am well acquainted with some members of the supreme court is actually quite logical. now when i read cases, looking at the name of the justice who wrote the majority opinion is usually a good guide as to how the case will come out… and on that note, i often find myself taking the fun and mystery out of reading cases by skipping to the end to see whether the decision was affirmed or reversed (although i absolutely hate doing this when reading novels or anything else that is actually interesting).

so, given the power of the court i’m going to go and watch scalia in an hour or two... i can understand the controversy that will likely lead to the streets around school being clogged for a couple of hours today, but i think it will be interesting to bear witness...

i need to tune back into to class...