New From The Green Bag: “First 4” Supreme Court Sluggers

August 24th, 2016

Ross Davies and his creative team at The Green Bag continue to impress with creative SCOTUS bric-a-brac. The latest is a series of five baseball cards dedicated to the “First 4” Supreme Court Sluggers: Justices O’Connor, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan.

Here is a front shot of the five cards.

 

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The “Thought Bubble Gum” includes a quote from RBG’s opinion in United States v. Virginia:

“[N]either federal nor state government acts compatibly with the equal protection principle when [it] denies to women, simply because they are women, full citizenship stature–equal opportunity to aspire, achieve, participate in and contribute to society based on their individual talents and capacities”

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The backs of the cards are tributes to other famous women who blazed trails before the Supreme Court.

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The card commemorates Myra Bradwell (from Bradwell v. Illinois) and Belva Lockwood (first female to become a member of the SCOTUS bar, and argue a case).

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You can even request a special, limited-edition Belva Lockwood Bobblehead!

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The backs of the cards also list the portraits of the four female Justices:

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The series is based on a 1935 baseball card.
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