Justice Thomas, Strict Constructionist.
Published Sat, Nov 11 2006 1:19 AM
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A rare interruption of oral arguments by a spectator at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday led one professor to look up the arcane law used to enforce order in the courthouse. Just a sentence long, the law forbids setting off fireworks or shooting guns. It also warns people not to "make a harangue or oration."
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The purpose of the law is clear, Mr. Kerr said, but it is "an example of atrocious law writing."
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Mr. Kerr's findings sparked several amused postings on the Volokh Conspiracy Web log. One reader found in the law a new interpretation of Justice Thomas's reputation for saying little during arguments.
"See?" the reader wrote. "Justice Thomas has just been scrupulous in his strict construction of that law, uncommonly silly though it may be."
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What more can I say, except that maybe if a few more lawyers learned to follow his example it would be a good thing?
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