Further confirming my belief that all forms of geekiness are awesome.

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I admit that this isn't much of a test -- law does relate to a number of topics which are very dear to my heart, although I've given tragically little thought to constitutional matters -- but this years-old article about a debate between Supreme Court Justices Scalia and Breyer (discovered while investigating the question of Order and Chaos muppets) is utterly delightful.

A lot of that, it's true, comes down to Dahlia Lithwick's brilliant writing:

The justices agree more than they differ, and they agree about nothing so much as the extent to which they agree. They agree in the majority of the cases they decide, and they agree that "judicial activist" is a stupid label. They agree that religion cases are hard and that judicial minimalism is overrated. Still, when you're sitting close enough to see that Supreme Court justices actually wear socks, their differences are stark.

But that just means it's her law geek enthusiasm, and not just Breyer and Scalia's, that's so charming.