Segue

March 5, 2004

A useful segue, courtesy of one Comparative Constitutional Law professor: "Let's indulge now in pornography."

Speaking of pornography and Constitutional Law, listen to Justice Blackmun describe pornographic film viewings at the Supreme Court

Blackmun: I remember one time Justice Harlan was there, sitting with his law clerk up font. Of course, his eyesight was almost totally gone, and it was hard for him to see. I sat right behind him, and as the film moved on--and they were all alike // he'd lean over and say to his law clerk, "and what are they doing now?" and the law clerk would describe it and justice Harlan would say, "You don't say, you don't say."

NPR: Justice Harry Blackmun's Papers

Goldstein Howe's SCOTUSblog is the best source of info on the Blackmun papers, including this account of the first day of the Blackmun Papers' availability at the Library of Congress and Nina Totenberg's report of inner workings of the court.