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Win One for the CJ! Roberts Talks to Notre Dame Football Team

By Ashby Jones

Oh to be a Supreme Court Justice. Not only do you preside over the most pressing issues of the day and enjoy sweet summer breaks, but you also can apparently show up and give pep talks to the teams you root for. The latest lucky duck, Chief Justice Roberts, who exhorted the Notre Dame football team yesterday at a practice in South Bend, Ind.

We don’t have a lot of details on the talk; it happened behind closed doors. But apparently Roberts talked not about the dormant Commerce Clause or the Sherman Act, but about serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Roberts, who got his undergraduate degree from Harvard, also reportedly told coach Charlie Weis he is a die-hard Irish fan. Roberts grew up about 40 miles from Notre Dame in Long Beach.

One thing’s for sure: the Irish will need all the help they can get tomorrow — they play Michigan. The Wolverines ain’t any great shakes this year, but after Notre Dame’s squeaker against San Diego State last week, we’re not sure the Irish are either.

Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated the Michigan/Notre Dame game on Saturday will be held in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on September 12, 2008 (boomark / email).