How does a stupid probate case like this get accepted for review at the Supreme Court?

Simple: Eight of the Justices are men and it makes for a nice diversion from the Court's current ho-hum docket.

About two dozen photographers scrambled to snap pictures of Smith and her attorney as they arrived at a side door of the court building. Several photographers were knocked to the ground in their zeal to get a picture of Smith, dressed in a knee-length dress, high heels and black sunglasses.

"Most people will do a double take," said Edward Morrison, a former Supreme Court clerk who specializes in bankruptcy law at Columbia University. "It raises the novelty level and makes a technical issue somewhat more entertaining."

Douglas Baird, a bankruptcy expert at the University of Chicago, said: "I'd suspect some justices haven't the slightest idea who Anna Nicole is."

Posted by: Gary at 10:42 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
Post contains 173 words, total size 1 kb.