The Eyes of the Law: Justices Who Are Slumming It

Justices of the Supreme Court are sort of royalty -- or maybe even deities, gods, and goddesses who walk among us. Alas, it seems that two members of SCOTUS didn't get the memo. They are comporting themselves in public in ways that are inconsistent with the dignity of the Article III judiciary....

From an HLS alum who spotted the offending photo in Harvard Law Today:

I find this appalling. Is he a Supreme Court justice, or an office drone at Dunder-Mifflin?

Even state court judges in Scranton, Pennsylvania have the good sense not to wear such a dress shirt.

Which he accessorized with a red necktie. Justice Breyer enjoys life tenure, but if he gets impeached over his high crimes against fashion, I hear that Friendly’s is hiring.

Our next justice, from the conservative wing of the Court, engaged in public behavior that’s arguably just as troubling….

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