Today in Supreme Court History: October 27, 1787

10/27/1787: First Federalist Paper is published.

Alexander Hamilton

Comments

[Dan Schiavetta]

And so the Supreme Court continues on its time travels. Tell me when they get to the 16th century. I bet Antonin Scalia and Torquemada would become back-slapping buddies.

[bernard11]

Maybe they have Mr. Peabody as their guide.

What do we know about this guy's family?

[Dan Schiavetta]

Not sure what you mean . . . but . . .

In the prologue to his landmark biography of William O. Douglas, "Independent Journey", James F. Simon mentions his interview with Douglas, by then senescent but with flashes of coherence, after he had avoided Simon for two years . . .

Not a direct quote, but something I remember 30 years later . . .

" 'I'm in town now . . . let's find some "women of joy" ' . . . that was Shay Minton."

Sounds juvenile now. And in fact it was.

[bernard11]

Not a Rocky and Bullwinkle fan?

Here's some information.

[Dan Schiavetta]

Sherman, yes.

The Peabody shorts always ended with a terrible pun.

“Yes, Sherman . . . You might say they were Court-ing tyranny!” (loud tuba fart)