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The
black
robes
of
the
Supreme
Court
justices
have
a
lot
of
white
space.
If
only
their
uniform
borrowed
inspiration
from
NASCAR:
it
be
cooler
if
Alito’s
robe
had
fancy
pro-insurrection
patches
or
Clarence
had
Harlan
Crow’s
last
name
on
his
back
like
an
all-star
jersey
he
can
dunk
on
child
labor
laws
with.
Alas,
the
branding
is
as
empty
as
Chief
Justice
Roberts’s
boy
scout
promises
to
make
the
rest
of
his
colleagues
abide
by
the
law.
The
good
news?
We
don’t
have
to
rely
on
the
Supreme
Court
justices’
good
conscience
to
keep
them
honest!
The
journalists
at
ProPublica
created
a
database
that
allows
you
to
find
out
who
is
sponsoring
judges
with
ease:
The
People
are
enforcing
government
transparency
on
multiple
branches.
You
could
stop
at
the
judiciary,
but
why
wouldn’t
you
also
check
out
the
trades
your
representatives
in
Congress
are
making?
If
you’re
ever
looking
for
a
shortened
version
of
“Eternal
vigilance
is
the
price
of
liberty,”
try
this
one
on
for
size:
Follow
the
money!
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.