Eyes of the Law

Is Justice Ginsburg A ‘Bad Jew’?

An account of the Notorious RBG's recent night out on the town.

Justice Alito Turned Away From Sunday Brunch

Not even the justices are above the law -- the law that you must make reservations for Sunday brunch.

Because Those Dissents Won’t Write Themselves

Where was Justice Ginsburg sighted on her Sunday night out on the town?

The Eyes of the Law: Justice O’Connor Goes To The Grocery

An account of Justice O'Connor's recent trip to the grocery store -- with photos!

The Eyes of the Law: Sonia’s Shopping Spree

Supreme Court justices: they're just like us! They like to stay on trend while shopping.

The Eyes of the Law: The Apple of Her Eye

Supreme Court justices: they're just like us! They like to go window shopping.

The Eyes of the Law: Winged Justice

Snakes on a plane? Nah, it's far more exciting: a Supreme Court justice!

The Eyes of the Law: What the Judge Had For Breakfast

Chief Justice Roberts went out to lunch yesterday with a quirky companion. Where did they dine, and what did the Chief order?

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....

The Eyes of the Law: Justices Eat Pizza Too

Here’s a fun little judicial sight-ation from the weekend. On Saturday night, at around 9 p.m., Justice Elena Kagan was spotted in the elevator of the luxury apartment building in downtown D.C. that she calls home. According to our tipster, Justice Kagan was wearing “mom jeans.” And carrying a pizza. The 112th justice of the […]

The Eyes of the Law: Justice Ginsburg in Chinatown

Alas, Justice Ginsburg wasn’t spotted slurping down noodles at Tony Cheng’s. Rather, Her Honor was in D.C.’s Chinatown for a theater performance, which is more her speed. (She also loves the opera, of course.) The Eyes of the Law celebrity sighting took place on Friday evening. Our eyewitness reports: RBG spotted at the theater! It […]

The Eyes of the Law: Justices Souter and Sotomayor

Justice David H. Souter may be gone from the Supreme Court, but he has not been forgotten. He still gets recognized in public, for example. From an ATL reader in Beantown: After a day of toil for a client adamantly opposed to paying for nighttime cab rides home, I walked to Boston’s Park Street subway […]

The Eyes of the Law: Harriet Miers Gets Sworn In

Our latest Eyes of the Law celebrity sighting involves a household name: former White House counsel and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. She may not have succeeded in getting on to the SCOTUS, but apparently she has joined another D.C. institution. We received this tip from a reader yesterday: FWIW…. Just got sworn into the […]

The Eyes of the Law: Justices Scalia and Ginsburg at the Opera

Despite their ideological differences, Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg bond over their shared love for the opera. Both judicial luminaries attended Saturday’s opening night performance of Ariadne auf Naxos, at the Washington National Opera. If you’re into Article III celebrity sightings, the D.C. opera house is where it’s at. Not only did the […]

The Eyes of the Law: Professor Tom Cruise at Harvard Law School?

Jerry Maguire appeared as a guest lecturer at Harvard Law School last night. A HLS tipster tells us that Professor Bruce Hay invited Tom Cruise to talk to his Entertainment Law class on Monday night. A most excellent guest, Tom Cruise is quite familiar with lawyers. He’s had legal star turns in The Firm and […]