Scalia on His Chief Justice Victory Tour

Well, not quite Chief Justice yet, but hopefully soon. I was privileged to hear Justice Scalia speak in Lee Chapel this morning at 10:00 a.m. to a crowd of mostly Washington and Lee School of Law professors and students. He charmed and wooed the predominantly liberal crowd with one-liners and self-deprecating humor. They loved him. It's wonderful to have the most witty of the justices on our side, the guy you'd like to have a beer with. In fact, he told us that his son-in-law who is a W&L undergrad alumnus took him out to the Palms, a Lexington landmark, on Thursday evening, and he was "compelled" to down a pitcher of beer sent over to him from a group of law students. Apparently, he's headed down to North Carolina on another one of his infamous "hunting trips." Happy hunting, future Chief Justice!