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- Title
The “Good Old #3 Club” Gets a New Member.
- Authors
WARD, ARTEMUS
- Abstract
It has been said that serving on the U.S. Supreme Court is like being a member of an exclusive club. Yet within this club, there are even more exclusive clubs that only a small number of Justices are permitted to join. These shadowy associations are unseen by the public, receive no publicity, and are not even known to the Justices who are excluded. The existence of these secretive organizations has recently been revealed through the release of Justice Harry Blackmun's papers at the Library of Congress. This article is the first serious attempt to research the existence, membership, and practices of these clandestine alliances. Ultimately, as with many High Court practices, these newly uncovered connections may be in need of reform, and I offer a number of solutions to define membership criteria and improve their functioning.
- Subjects
UNITED States; JUSTICES of the peace; UNITED States. Supreme Court; LIBRARY of Congress; BLACKMUN, Harry A., 1908-1999; UNDERGROUND literature; INTERNATIONAL alliances; SOCIETIES; CONSTITUTIONAL courts
- Publication
Journal of Supreme Court History, 2008, Vol 33, Issue 1, p110
- ISSN
1059-4329
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/sch.2008.0023