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Scalia and Tulane
United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spent April 6, 2001 at Tulane University, where he was guest speaker at a forum at McAlister Auditorium and later was honored at a Tulane reception [1]. Scalia taught for four summers in Greece and Italy, including the summer of 2001 as part of the Summer School Abroad program offered by the Tulane School of Law [2].
The dean of Tulane University's School of Law, Edward F. Sherman, was delighted over Scalia's presence on campus and exclaimed: "We think of Justice Scalia as one of our own." [1] Justice Scalia is assigned to the Federal Fifth Circuit, where appeals of Tulane cases are heard.
Tulane's love affair with Scalia is well known. It sponsored him as a keynote speaker in the spring of 2004 [3], and during the summer of 2004, he will again spend several weeks in Greece at Tulane's expense to conduct a seminar course on the separation of powers [4]. The topic is interesting in view of the time he spent with Vice President Dick Cheney earlier that year, duck hunting in Louisiana [5].
The schedule of the Supreme Court, which is in session only 26 weeks each year, leaves ample time for these activities. During the 2002-03 session, only 73 decisions were written, compared with 176 decisions issued during the 1976-77 session [6]. The reduced work load of the justices may reflect their reluctance to consider some types of judicially sensitive issues.
References
- The Tulane Hullabaloo News, April 6, 2001.
- Tulane Law School Summer School Abroad 2001.
- Coleman Warner, "Higher Education Notes ... Supreme Court justice to speak on March 9," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, February 14, 2004, p. B-1.
- Tulane Law School Summer School Abroad 2004.
- J.E. Bourgoyne, "Cheney, Scalia duck into La. to hunt," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, January 9, 2004, p. A-15.
- Steve Chapman, "Supreme Court shows danger of idle hands," Chicago Tribune, December 21, 2003.
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