Today in Supreme Court History: February 15, 1790

2/15/1790: Justice John Rutledge takes oath.

Justice John Rutledge

 

Comments

[Alan Vanneman]

The Volokh Conspiracy on the meltdown at Bill Barr’s Justice Department: “Justice Department? The United States has a ‘Justice Department’? Who knew?”

Who indeed?

[TwelveInchPianist]

I know, right? If the VC folks don’t blog about Barr, there will be no way to find out about what’s going on except newspapers, TV, and the rest of the internet.

[Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland]

No need to look elsewhere to learn whether the Volokh Conspirators are partisan hypocrites and Trump-cowered poltroons.

[Geezer]

I enjoy the portraits that accompany this series.

[bernard11]

Here they are.

[captcrisis]

So was the Great Compromise really hammered out between Roger Sherman, Hugh Williamson and Rutledge in the taproom of the Indian Queen? And was Rutledge drunk at the time ?