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| April 9, 2014 / Michelle Olsen |
The tweets below are observations from the event, including some interesting comments by Justice Alito during the program, held in the courtroom, and at the reception after.
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Justice Alito recommends http://t.co/NDPCml88HB as a resource for learning about #SCOTUS.
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
Justice Alito: Both the Historical Society and the Fellows program were the "brainchildren" of CJ Burger. #SCOTUS
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
Alito & his wife went to lecture by a judge some yrs ago that was very boring. Alito guessed boring bc judges limited in what they can say.
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
...His wife said, "No, it's because judges are very boring people." Alito: "She's never wrong."
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
#SCOTUS-Justice Alito attended the reception after and spoke with many people.
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
I asked Justice Alito if he would like to do a book. It was a decided no. #SCOTUS
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
Alito was interested to read, re Heller, that he's a gun "enthusiast." Gun use almost exclusively when in Army, he told small group. #SCOTUS
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
Event itself re judicial biographies. Panelists have written about #SCOTUS justices. Interesting pros and cons of deceased or live subject.
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
Pro of live subject is the original source; pro of deceased subject is that others more willing to talk about person. #SCOTUS
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
Prof. Stephen Wermiel @AUWCL talked about being chosen by Justice Brennan to write his bio. Met in secret at Court, pored over papers.
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
Panelist Clare Cushman gave high marks to co-panelist book: Judge John Ferren on Justice Wiley Rutledge: http://t.co/67BmcLltNR #SCOTUS
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
...Among the impressive and long list of sources noted at end of the Rutledge book is Justice John Paul Stevens, a Rutledge clerk. #SCOTUS
— Michelle Olsen (@AppellateDaily) April 10, 2014
