Thursday, December 08, 2005

Roberts Pens First Opinion as Chief Justice

Law.com reports on Robert's first opinion for the court. It was unanimous, straightforward, and very quick. "Roberts neatly managed to cite both of the judges he clerked for."

Here's another fun bit:
One of the relevant precedents in the case was a 1968 case called Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises. When one of the lawyers at argument referred to the case by the shorthand Piggie Park, Scalia interrupted and said, only half-jokingly, "You know, it really would improve the dignity of this Court if we referred to Piggie Park as Newman." Without apology, Roberts referred to the case throughout his opinion Wednesday as Piggie Park.

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