Signed by Stephen Breyer: The Court and the World

Should legal precedents from around the globe be considered by the U. S. Supreme Court in its deliberations? Or should the U. S. Constitution be the Court's sole consideration? Like almost everything else having to do with the Supreme Court, the topic has become highly politicized. The Court and the World:  American Law and the New Global Realities is a new book by Stephen Briar, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. This signed copy was purchased at the New-York Historical Society gift shop. Additional copies are available while they last.

Stephen Breyer.  The Court and the World:  American Law and the New Global Realities, 2015

The Court and the World:  American Law and the New Global Realities signed by Stephen Breyer

Note:  You call that legible? The blog archives contain many more examples of signed books.

Congratulations! You have found one of the few blogs that can relate the Supreme Court to the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest.

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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #420

If it please the Court, I present my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #420 for March 24, 2014. The dynamic cartoon is by Drew Dernavich. The sedentary caption is by me.

"I miss the old lawyerly back-and-forth."

Here are a few of my unused captions, ladies and gentlemen of the jury:

"For once I can't get Justice Thomas to pipe down."

"She's put a new spin on the argument."
"I'd like to see the other branches get this innovative."
"And this is why we don't allow cameras."
"She just made a controversial point."
"Advantage First Amendment."
"I missed the opening salvo."

March 31, 2014 Update:  The Finalists

April 14, 2014 Update:  Wining Caption

Note:  Last week's New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest was based on a drawing by P. C. Vey and set in a doctor's examination room. The doctor walks in with a giant hypodermic needle. What's funny about that? I sure don't know. You can see the clinical results of Contest #419 here.

While I may may not be able to write a decent New Yorker caption, Moment magazine isn't so picky. Four times running I have been selected as a finalist in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest. Is that a record? I wouldn't have any idea. Ask the people over at Guinness. In the meantime, I have yet to write a winning caption and I doubt this month will be any different. I don't myself know whom to vote for. You can get the whole story here and vote for your favorite caption here.

My previous attempts to write captions for Drew Dernavich drawings have not been, shall we say, my best efforts. See my older posts concerning this artist here.

Soon I'll be posting my 1,100th blog post. Drumroll, please!

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