In the newsletter, I slipped in Scalia when I meant Alito. I was confused about which Supreme Court justice received free travel and lodging on a hunting trip. I have corrected the error in the online version. Thanks to all for pointing out the error.
A judge must avoid all impropriety and the appearance of impropriety but surely when bestowing these extraordinary gifts there’s an expectation that the recipient knows exactly how he’s expected to act. No discussion necessary.
Exactly. As Cohen has said, Trump speaks Mobster as a mother (father?) tongue. When you speak Mobster, you don't say what you want so you can never be recorded or even quoted, and when someone testifies you "made a plucking motion" or said "nice plate glass window you have there, shame if something happened to it" the listener knows what you want them to do, but you can protest they misunderstood, you never said that, the two of you never discussed business before the court.
When a sitting SCOTUS justice says he just occupied a seat on a plane that flew specifically to get him to his paid-for luxury vacation and it was all Fine because he and the gift giver never openly discussed legal business, I'd say it wasn't just the appearance of impropriety I'd say it was every bit as improper as every mobster's "observation" it would be nice if Johnny were no longer in a position to talk.
OK; this works. I’ve been trying to put into words how SCOTUS doesn’t need words to figure out the expected result. Actually like my old Nana always said: “Karen, buy your own drink then you can be sure there are no expectations at all”.
Also Scalia went on a helluva lot of hunting trips in his day, shooting all kinds of beings. With, let me guess, rich Republicans? Did he declare them?
I could not help thinking of Hamilton the Musical as I read your perfect three act opera concluding with a chorus of Shame Shame Shame. We need Lin-Manuel Miranda to write a new show about these current historical players, heroes, fools, knaves, some truly honorable, SO many dishonorable, with the life of the body politic at stake. The GOP does nothing but showboat anyway.
In a speck of good news, MSNBC has had more viewers than Fox for the last two weeks. Whaddya know.
Miranda is unavailable. When I last saw him he was sitting at his kitchen table with a half-full whiskey bottle nearby, and his face buried in his hands, sobbing loudly.
I really hope he does! (Lin-Manuel Miranda, that is.) He would do a stellar job, I'm sure. On the other hand, it took him 7 years to write Hamilton. We might have to wait a while!
Robert, What a powerful piece! I'm blown away. Thank you for presenting the bigger picture on the amply called Roberts Court. I was certainly thinking of advocating for the impeachment of Injustice Alito. Looks like Chief Injustice Roberts should be the first to go, then followed shortly by Alito, Thomas and perhaps Gorsuch. But, of course, impeachment is an emasculated (LOL) remedy that won't happen in this Congress. It is certainly almost a sure bet that Roberts is complicit which also explains the Citizens United ruling enabling dark money. Also, with a nod to a silver lining, I hope Trump will be shoved into oblivion by those behind all this corruption since he is now a loser that threatens this decades long plan to make the United States a theolikle (theocratic oligarchic kleptocracy) and have Federalist Society trifecta. However, I feel quite optimistic that 2024 is the year of a Democratic trifecta especially in listening to Rep. Schiff's gracious acceptance of the "Freedom in Democracy" Prize. If Rep. Schiff is going to be fined $16M I propose that we set set up a crowd source fund where we have a grass roots fundraiser to pay the fine for him. We, the People, ready to establish a more perfect union in 2024! Action with tenacity!
I would propose that Schiff not pay a penny of that egregious fine. Is that a possibility?
If the gop needs $ to fund their kangaroo court hearings let them fine Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch and Roberts for crimes of failure to report and serial hypocrisy.
Oh, good. But we were ready to get in there and help him. However, that money is better spent on supporting his candidacy for the Senate, as well as candidates for both houses who are in close races! Thanks for letting us know!
Since high school certain words eloquently spoken by Winston Churchill have inspired me to speak and write as eloquently as my poor powers allow. I can say the same of William Jennings Bryant's "Cross of Gold" speech. Now I must add Representative Adam Schiff’s retort speech in the House yesterday as causing to arise within my soul the same feelings as for Churchill and Bryant. We have not only a Representative in Mr. Schiff, but also a statesman. YOU GO, Adam!
After yesterday, she (and Barbara Lee) would be wise to announce that they are wrapping up their campaigns and endorsing Schiff. But I expect that politicians' egos will get in the way of something sensible like that.
It's sad that I agree with you, Jon, that they should withdraw from the race, because they are both excellent candidates, but at this moment in our history, I think Adam Schiff should be rewarded for his bravery and patriotism.
Watching the mendacious, malicious, malevolent scum who are the GOP's bomb throwers - with all the so-called "moderates" falling in line and voting for what they know in their hearts is wrong - demonstrates that there are no "good Republicans," that Harry Truman was right back in 1948 when he observed that "The only 'good Republicans' are pushing up daisies.'"
In 2015, Justice Roberts wrote the opinion that overturned the conviction of Virginia's former Governor McDonnell and his wife who had conducted events supporting the product of a company whose CEO had provided them with gifts. The opinion rejected the idea that merely setting up a meeting was "an official act" and therefore compliance with a bribe making the job of proving corruption much more difficult for prosecutors. Could Justice Roberts have been conscious of acts that many now see as corruption ranging from lavish vacations provided to several justices and high salaries for their wives when he wrote that opinion?
Without a doubt. I believe he was promised great riches and vast lands over which he’ll rule by Leonard Leo and the corrupt Federalist Society.
Look at what some of the SCOTUS judges have accepted as bribes, Scalia, Alito, Thomas and their spouses have had showered upon them in exchange for favors of the court.
Pro Publica has exposed to light what we rank and file Democrats have suspected for 40 years. The Republican Party is completely corrupt. They’ve enjoyed the power and unfair influence bestowed upon them by vast promises of reward and power. Or devastation if they refuse to play along. All the while they’ve been stealing our constitutional rights. Run by mob rules.
For years I’ve been wondering what the hell happened to Lindsay Graham, now I know.
Of course he was and has anyone checked to see what “ favors” he received. Any Supreme Court Justice who knowingly takes gifts is putting his objectivity and integrity up for sale.
Today's power word seems to be "sinecure," "a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefits," which leads to the question, why isn't congress taking steps to make these justices accountable? Because the majority of Republican congress people that now inhabit the Swamp apparently also function in their own public offices as sinecures for their corporate donors. We, the people must now sharpen our metaphorical pitchforks and purge our courts and legislative bodies of these dishonorable, illegitimate, miscreant cretins. This issue of Today's Edition Newsletter is indeed, as Cathy Learoyd said, "a powerful piece" that deserves a special honor in the annals of Democracy, right up there with Adam Schiff's moving speech.
Another great newsletter. I'm proud to be a paying member to support you (I also give monthly to Adam Schiff). Meanwhile, check out what Steve Schmidt has to say about the Supreme Court (he helped lead the confirmations of Roberts and Alito, and sums it up with his shame that he did so):
"The Chief Justice should understand that delusion and denial are unbecoming from the office of John Marshall. He must act to restore the court’s integrity, or its collapse will become his failure, and the national tragedy his enduring legacy. It gives me no pleasure to write such words as the White House official who ran his confirmation process. I also ran that of Samuel Alito. I defended him from attacks on his ethics and character. I regret my efforts. He was dishonest in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee with his comments claiming fidelity to judicial precedent and landmark rulings. Case in point: Dobbs v. Jackson, which Alito wrote on behalf of the majority. It was all a ruse. A farce. "
I have been a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court for many years. I am considering writing Justice Roberts a letter with a copy to the clerk of the court saying that I am resigning as a member of the bar of the court because I want my children and grandchildren to know that I would not tolerate being associated with judges no matter how imminent who ignore basic and obvious ethical norms and who attempt to hide their shortcomings. And who, rather than apologizing to the American bar whose reputation they are tarnishing, deny any lapse.
I may add an anecdote and a comment.
Years ago by happenstance I shared with another lawyer I did not know, a short cab ride to the courthouse of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. I was going there to argue one of my cases the other side had appealed. I offered to pay for the cab ride. The other lawyer, a youngster, insisted unyieldingly on sharing the cost. It seemed a bit odd and unnecessarily strident to me.
When the three judges and their law clerks entered the courtroom, I understood. The other lawyer was a law clerk of Judge Brown, the Chief Judge of the court. I am proud to be a part of a court that included that lawyer. I can no longer be proud of being a member of our current United States Supreme Court.
I am honored to have you as a reader. We need your voice to help reform the Supreme Court bar. I would resist from the inside. But still write the letter to Justice Roberts.
I used to defend depositions taken by the SEC staff attorneys all around the country. The depos were always hosted by a major law firm in whatever city we were in. The hosting law firm would bring in a group of lunch of various sandwiches, chips, and canned drinks. For convenience (to save time), the SEC lawyer would share lunch with us, eating a sandwich and drinking one can of coke. He would then ask for an invoice for the cost of the sandwich and coke, for which he paid in cash from his own pocket. I always admired the absolute honesty of the SEC staff lawyers.
I admire your sentiment, but I think I'd start with a letter that says you're seriously considering resigning, unless that would compromise your standing. I agree with Robert that we need you on the inside. If it helps, tell them that there are legions of Americans that support your view.
Great going, Robert...all of it! In my little corner of the country, Russet Perry is on the Swing Left list as a candidate running for VA State Senator. If she wins in November, she will be my state senator. John Bell, our current senator, is retiring, so this seat is up for grabs and IMO is vulnerable to a Republican takeover. The VA General Assembly is truly split down the middle. All seats are important to maintain and to win!
"Two members of the Court were appointed illegitimately, and one member should be impeached for lying to Congress during his confirmation hearings" One thing sticks out to me and that is: who do you sue for tampering with a woman's body? To have illegitimate actors making decisions that personify their personal goals putting women's health in jeopardy, creating stress levels (cortisol rise, inflamation rise, mental health breakdowns) also emasculates.
No judicial nominee lied about Roe v Wade in their hearings or interviews. They all said they respected precedent. They all acknowledged it was settled law.
They did not pledge they would not ignore precedent, nor pledge not to overturn “settled law.”
Some people, notably women like Michelle Obama, and Ellen DeGeneres, have publicly befriended George Bush. Other people will never forgive, or forget his nominees to the Supreme Court, Roberts and Alito. The media was totally uncritical of both of them. Sandra Day O’Connor anointed George Bush, because she wanted a Republican in office when she resigned. And we are all suffering the consequence of her decision; let no one celebrate her as the first woman on the Supreme Court. Today was another reminder. FYI we must demand better leader ship in a national Democratic Party. Ben Wexner of Wisconsin should be the DNC chair.
But karma got Sandra Day O’Connor. She and another Justice who was about to retire made a deal she would resign first (husband’s Alzheimer’s) rather than wait to see how rapid her husband’s decline was and change her mind about resigning. She resigned. Shortly after she resigned, the other Justice died.
In the newsletter, I slipped in Scalia when I meant Alito. I was confused about which Supreme Court justice received free travel and lodging on a hunting trip. I have corrected the error in the online version. Thanks to all for pointing out the error.
There are getting to be so many, it’s hard to keep them straight.
I always thought it karmic Scalia died on one of his freebie trips
A judge must avoid all impropriety and the appearance of impropriety but surely when bestowing these extraordinary gifts there’s an expectation that the recipient knows exactly how he’s expected to act. No discussion necessary.
Exactly. As Cohen has said, Trump speaks Mobster as a mother (father?) tongue. When you speak Mobster, you don't say what you want so you can never be recorded or even quoted, and when someone testifies you "made a plucking motion" or said "nice plate glass window you have there, shame if something happened to it" the listener knows what you want them to do, but you can protest they misunderstood, you never said that, the two of you never discussed business before the court.
When a sitting SCOTUS justice says he just occupied a seat on a plane that flew specifically to get him to his paid-for luxury vacation and it was all Fine because he and the gift giver never openly discussed legal business, I'd say it wasn't just the appearance of impropriety I'd say it was every bit as improper as every mobster's "observation" it would be nice if Johnny were no longer in a position to talk.
OK; this works. I’ve been trying to put into words how SCOTUS doesn’t need words to figure out the expected result. Actually like my old Nana always said: “Karen, buy your own drink then you can be sure there are no expectations at all”.
No worries. We all knew who you meant!
I think it was both Alito and Scalia.
See, readers, Roberts welcomes corrections, whether factual or grammatical, however rare they may be.
Also Scalia went on a helluva lot of hunting trips in his day, shooting all kinds of beings. With, let me guess, rich Republicans? Did he declare them?
I wondered. Thanks for the correction
I could not help thinking of Hamilton the Musical as I read your perfect three act opera concluding with a chorus of Shame Shame Shame. We need Lin-Manuel Miranda to write a new show about these current historical players, heroes, fools, knaves, some truly honorable, SO many dishonorable, with the life of the body politic at stake. The GOP does nothing but showboat anyway.
In a speck of good news, MSNBC has had more viewers than Fox for the last two weeks. Whaddya know.
Maybe Randy Rainbow could put together a medley of some of his greatest hits!
Miranda is unavailable. When I last saw him he was sitting at his kitchen table with a half-full whiskey bottle nearby, and his face buried in his hands, sobbing loudly.
I didn't want to "like" your comment, because it made me so sad.
I know. Thanks for letting me know. It was sad to write it.
<sniff>
Actually, that’s great news. Tank their ratings.
Loved your idea and your description of these members of the House. I hope Lin Manuel Miranda is listening!
But our best efforts will need to go towards replacing as many Republicans in the House as possible, as, of course, you know!
100%
I really hope he does! (Lin-Manuel Miranda, that is.) He would do a stellar job, I'm sure. On the other hand, it took him 7 years to write Hamilton. We might have to wait a while!
Robert, What a powerful piece! I'm blown away. Thank you for presenting the bigger picture on the amply called Roberts Court. I was certainly thinking of advocating for the impeachment of Injustice Alito. Looks like Chief Injustice Roberts should be the first to go, then followed shortly by Alito, Thomas and perhaps Gorsuch. But, of course, impeachment is an emasculated (LOL) remedy that won't happen in this Congress. It is certainly almost a sure bet that Roberts is complicit which also explains the Citizens United ruling enabling dark money. Also, with a nod to a silver lining, I hope Trump will be shoved into oblivion by those behind all this corruption since he is now a loser that threatens this decades long plan to make the United States a theolikle (theocratic oligarchic kleptocracy) and have Federalist Society trifecta. However, I feel quite optimistic that 2024 is the year of a Democratic trifecta especially in listening to Rep. Schiff's gracious acceptance of the "Freedom in Democracy" Prize. If Rep. Schiff is going to be fined $16M I propose that we set set up a crowd source fund where we have a grass roots fundraiser to pay the fine for him. We, the People, ready to establish a more perfect union in 2024! Action with tenacity!
I would propose that Schiff not pay a penny of that egregious fine. Is that a possibility?
If the gop needs $ to fund their kangaroo court hearings let them fine Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch and Roberts for crimes of failure to report and serial hypocrisy.
The fine can only be levied by the Ethics Committee; even then, it might be constitutional.
Just now read that the fine portion of this censure vote was deleted, to attract gop votes. So, no fine, just gop hypocrisy. Shame!
Oh, good. But we were ready to get in there and help him. However, that money is better spent on supporting his candidacy for the Senate, as well as candidates for both houses who are in close races! Thanks for letting us know!
Yikes! But we will help him pay it, if it goes through.
It would be interesting to see how the House would enforce the fine.
No rethug responds to a subpoena as if it has any merit, why should Schiff pay a silly fine!
Just now read that the fine portion of this censure vote was deleted, to attract gop votes. So no fine, just gop hypocrisy. Shame!
That is exactly what I thought! We must get that going, if in fact he is fined! What a glorious man!
Way to go, Cathy!
Since high school certain words eloquently spoken by Winston Churchill have inspired me to speak and write as eloquently as my poor powers allow. I can say the same of William Jennings Bryant's "Cross of Gold" speech. Now I must add Representative Adam Schiff’s retort speech in the House yesterday as causing to arise within my soul the same feelings as for Churchill and Bryant. We have not only a Representative in Mr. Schiff, but also a statesman. YOU GO, Adam!
Indeed!!! Rep. Schiff’s response was brilliant blow back to an immoral/amoral cabal of traitors!
Making another contribution to Mr. Schiff’s Senate campaign. It is his time to be a senator!
Follow the connections between billionaires like Paul Singer, Harlan Crowe and Charles Koch and Supreme Court Justices and what they get it return with this interactive Relationship Map. https://thedemlabs.org/2023/06/21/supreme-court-fishy-business-follow-the-money-samuel-alito-paul-singer/
Thank you for sharing this link to the relationship map, Deepak. Incredible tool!
Good link, thanks.
Robert, this is a wonderful piece! I support Swing Left and will send money to protect the Virginia legislative races. We are in this together!
Just donated!!
Happily donated!
Of Adam Schiff: We love him for the enemies he’s made! (As was said of another great American.).
Oh, and the Republicans in the House just elected him to the Senate.
Katie Porter needs to get out of his way first
After yesterday, she (and Barbara Lee) would be wise to announce that they are wrapping up their campaigns and endorsing Schiff. But I expect that politicians' egos will get in the way of something sensible like that.
It's sad that I agree with you, Jon, that they should withdraw from the race, because they are both excellent candidates, but at this moment in our history, I think Adam Schiff should be rewarded for his bravery and patriotism.
He is also brilliant and did brilliant work making the case for the first impeachment hearing!
Yes indeed.
I like Katie, but she’s no Adam Schiff. She’ll come into her own and continue to great things for our democracy.
I love Katie, but she hasn’t been anointed by the Democratic power brokers in CA. Not just Pelosi—there are others
Wow...yes!
I hope you're right!
Watching the mendacious, malicious, malevolent scum who are the GOP's bomb throwers - with all the so-called "moderates" falling in line and voting for what they know in their hearts is wrong - demonstrates that there are no "good Republicans," that Harry Truman was right back in 1948 when he observed that "The only 'good Republicans' are pushing up daisies.'"
All the cowards needed was TFG to threaten them with, "If you vote no, you'll be primaried."
One of your absolute best pieces, Robert. A journalistic work of art!
In 2015, Justice Roberts wrote the opinion that overturned the conviction of Virginia's former Governor McDonnell and his wife who had conducted events supporting the product of a company whose CEO had provided them with gifts. The opinion rejected the idea that merely setting up a meeting was "an official act" and therefore compliance with a bribe making the job of proving corruption much more difficult for prosecutors. Could Justice Roberts have been conscious of acts that many now see as corruption ranging from lavish vacations provided to several justices and high salaries for their wives when he wrote that opinion?
Without a doubt. I believe he was promised great riches and vast lands over which he’ll rule by Leonard Leo and the corrupt Federalist Society.
Look at what some of the SCOTUS judges have accepted as bribes, Scalia, Alito, Thomas and their spouses have had showered upon them in exchange for favors of the court.
Pro Publica has exposed to light what we rank and file Democrats have suspected for 40 years. The Republican Party is completely corrupt. They’ve enjoyed the power and unfair influence bestowed upon them by vast promises of reward and power. Or devastation if they refuse to play along. All the while they’ve been stealing our constitutional rights. Run by mob rules.
For years I’ve been wondering what the hell happened to Lindsay Graham, now I know.
Of course he was and has anyone checked to see what “ favors” he received. Any Supreme Court Justice who knowingly takes gifts is putting his objectivity and integrity up for sale.
A case, ironically, that was prosecuted for the people by Jack Smith.
OH! He's really been around! 🤗
Today's power word seems to be "sinecure," "a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefits," which leads to the question, why isn't congress taking steps to make these justices accountable? Because the majority of Republican congress people that now inhabit the Swamp apparently also function in their own public offices as sinecures for their corporate donors. We, the people must now sharpen our metaphorical pitchforks and purge our courts and legislative bodies of these dishonorable, illegitimate, miscreant cretins. This issue of Today's Edition Newsletter is indeed, as Cathy Learoyd said, "a powerful piece" that deserves a special honor in the annals of Democracy, right up there with Adam Schiff's moving speech.
Your comment is not only correct, but is also beautifully written!
Thanks so much, Kathleen! Mr. Hubbell brings out the best in his readers!
Another great newsletter. I'm proud to be a paying member to support you (I also give monthly to Adam Schiff). Meanwhile, check out what Steve Schmidt has to say about the Supreme Court (he helped lead the confirmations of Roberts and Alito, and sums it up with his shame that he did so):
"The Chief Justice should understand that delusion and denial are unbecoming from the office of John Marshall. He must act to restore the court’s integrity, or its collapse will become his failure, and the national tragedy his enduring legacy. It gives me no pleasure to write such words as the White House official who ran his confirmation process. I also ran that of Samuel Alito. I defended him from attacks on his ethics and character. I regret my efforts. He was dishonest in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee with his comments claiming fidelity to judicial precedent and landmark rulings. Case in point: Dobbs v. Jackson, which Alito wrote on behalf of the majority. It was all a ruse. A farce. "
Wow. powerful.
Good for Steve Schmidt for publicly owning up to his mistakes.
Yes, powerful!
… and yet the Senate rubber-stamped his nomination.
Robert,
I have been a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court for many years. I am considering writing Justice Roberts a letter with a copy to the clerk of the court saying that I am resigning as a member of the bar of the court because I want my children and grandchildren to know that I would not tolerate being associated with judges no matter how imminent who ignore basic and obvious ethical norms and who attempt to hide their shortcomings. And who, rather than apologizing to the American bar whose reputation they are tarnishing, deny any lapse.
I may add an anecdote and a comment.
Years ago by happenstance I shared with another lawyer I did not know, a short cab ride to the courthouse of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. I was going there to argue one of my cases the other side had appealed. I offered to pay for the cab ride. The other lawyer, a youngster, insisted unyieldingly on sharing the cost. It seemed a bit odd and unnecessarily strident to me.
When the three judges and their law clerks entered the courtroom, I understood. The other lawyer was a law clerk of Judge Brown, the Chief Judge of the court. I am proud to be a part of a court that included that lawyer. I can no longer be proud of being a member of our current United States Supreme Court.
What do you think?
Eliot P. Tucker
I am honored to have you as a reader. We need your voice to help reform the Supreme Court bar. I would resist from the inside. But still write the letter to Justice Roberts.
I used to defend depositions taken by the SEC staff attorneys all around the country. The depos were always hosted by a major law firm in whatever city we were in. The hosting law firm would bring in a group of lunch of various sandwiches, chips, and canned drinks. For convenience (to save time), the SEC lawyer would share lunch with us, eating a sandwich and drinking one can of coke. He would then ask for an invoice for the cost of the sandwich and coke, for which he paid in cash from his own pocket. I always admired the absolute honesty of the SEC staff lawyers.
I admire your sentiment, but I think I'd start with a letter that says you're seriously considering resigning, unless that would compromise your standing. I agree with Robert that we need you on the inside. If it helps, tell them that there are legions of Americans that support your view.
That’s courageous. Will you have more cred on or off the bar?
Great going, Robert...all of it! In my little corner of the country, Russet Perry is on the Swing Left list as a candidate running for VA State Senator. If she wins in November, she will be my state senator. John Bell, our current senator, is retiring, so this seat is up for grabs and IMO is vulnerable to a Republican takeover. The VA General Assembly is truly split down the middle. All seats are important to maintain and to win!
Thanks for this report, Lynell!
"Two members of the Court were appointed illegitimately, and one member should be impeached for lying to Congress during his confirmation hearings" One thing sticks out to me and that is: who do you sue for tampering with a woman's body? To have illegitimate actors making decisions that personify their personal goals putting women's health in jeopardy, creating stress levels (cortisol rise, inflamation rise, mental health breakdowns) also emasculates.
No judicial nominee lied about Roe v Wade in their hearings or interviews. They all said they respected precedent. They all acknowledged it was settled law.
They did not pledge they would not ignore precedent, nor pledge not to overturn “settled law.”
I am thinking of legitimate claims of women who were ignored.
Some people, notably women like Michelle Obama, and Ellen DeGeneres, have publicly befriended George Bush. Other people will never forgive, or forget his nominees to the Supreme Court, Roberts and Alito. The media was totally uncritical of both of them. Sandra Day O’Connor anointed George Bush, because she wanted a Republican in office when she resigned. And we are all suffering the consequence of her decision; let no one celebrate her as the first woman on the Supreme Court. Today was another reminder. FYI we must demand better leader ship in a national Democratic Party. Ben Wexner of Wisconsin should be the DNC chair.
Correction: Ben Wikler
But karma got Sandra Day O’Connor. She and another Justice who was about to retire made a deal she would resign first (husband’s Alzheimer’s) rather than wait to see how rapid her husband’s decline was and change her mind about resigning. She resigned. Shortly after she resigned, the other Justice died.