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Steve Vlad's avatar

That's not the passive voice that Marshall was using. Its the 3rd person . Passive would be: 'the letters were carried by him ' rather than 'he carried the letter' which is active. And now that I’ve been a pedantic prick I’ll finish reading the rest of the article. Which is great. I learn loads from you.

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Steve Vladeck's avatar

Whoopsies. Good thing this isn't a grammar newsletter! :-) I've fixed those references. Thanks!

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Matan Goldblatt's avatar

Thank you for the useful list of common names. If you include female justices' maiden name, two entries may be added:

1. Sandra Day O’Connor (1981–2006), the first female and last formerly-elected-official Justice, and William R. Day (1903–22);

2. again—Ketanji Brown Jackson (2022–) and Henry Billings Brown (1891–1906), ironically the author of Plessy v. Ferguson and an opponent of women suffrage. Interestingly, then-Judge Howell Jackson advised President Harrison to appoint Brown to the Supreme Court in 1889 (Harrison heeded the advice a year later). Brown advised Harrison to appoint Jackson in 1893 (Harrison did). So, the Brown-Jackson connection is a quite old.

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Aaron Thomas's avatar

Another great read!

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Steve Vladeck's avatar

Thanks!!

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