The Supreme Court goes YouTube
This amazes us. Eight of the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court have consented to interview videos in which they talk about the Court and many things related thereto. Only David Souter refused to participate. If you haven't already looked at these, you can find them here.
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Comments (5)
Clarence Thomas??? has the most to say on Youtube? I guess that explains why he is so silent during actual court hearings. he has said it all...
Posted by portland native | March 11, 2008 8:48 AM
I'm shocked that it was Souter (and not Thomas) who declined. Huh. That's almost as bizarre as Scalia advocating orgies.
Posted by Alan DeWitt | March 11, 2008 9:21 AM
I'm shocked that it was Souter (and not Thomas) who declined.
I wouldn't be.
If you go back over Souter's history, he seems to have a prickly relationship with video in general. He does not own a TV (getting his news primarily from the NYT), and I recall him stating several years ago that he would allow cameras in the Supreme Court over his dead body (or a similarly strong sentiment).
While I'm disappointed that he chose not to be interviewed, I am not all that surprised by this fact.
Posted by Jeremy Anderson | March 11, 2008 11:55 AM
Justice Roberts on effective writing and argument. Priceless. He does toss academe under the proverbial bus - he obviously hasn't attended a Bogdanski lecture. eh?
Posted by genop | March 11, 2008 1:58 PM
this is amazing, what the heck has changed with the SC? used to be impossible to see them in public like this.
Posted by Joseph Santos-Lyons | March 11, 2008 9:42 PM