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Are the Supreme Court Justices Tech-Savvy?

By pete_gallagher

The Supreme Court opens for a new session today, and with a number of cases on its docket involving technology—including, of course, Schwarzenegger vs. EMA—how up-to-date on the latest gadgets and means of communication are the SCOTUS Justices?

It's a logical question and one posed by an American Public Media host to a recent guest, Professor Jeffrey Rosen from the George Washington University Law School, who also writes for the New Republic

'Some are pretty plugged-in,' was Rosen's initial answer.

'Justice Thomas telecommutes; he does a lot of his work at home over the Internet and emails drafts in,' said Rosen, adding, 'Justice Breyer certainly uses a cell phone. He is quite tech savy and uses email extensively.'

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on October 04, 2010 (boomark / email).