Balkin's Prediction for Ten Commandments Cases

By stcynic on March 5, 2005.

Only dedicated court watchers like me will find this funny, but it's bloody hilarious. Jack Balkin's prediction of the outcome of the Ten Commandments cases:

Justice O'Connor upholds five, strikes down five.

Brilliant!

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