February 28, 2006
Smith Case Arouses Washington's Interest
Well, President George W. Bush and Republicans in Congress have almost completed a generation-long march towards pushing the Supreme Court rightwards, and with all the pieces finally in place, the conservative wing of the court will finally have its day today -- Anna Nicole Smith is before them.
The former Playboy model and weight-loss promoter is appealing to the highest court of the land to ensure that she didn't marry a man 63 years her senior for nothing. Smith feels entitled to part of his $1.6 billion estate, while her son-in-law seems to think that she's a bit of a golddigger. The progression of her claim through the country's courts has been such a train wreck in the making that the Post could only offer this of interest:
A long line of lawyers stretched through the Supreme Court hall more than three hours before the session was to begin, and camera crews were staked out in front of the building. About two dozen photographers scrambled to snap pictures of Smith and her attorney as they arrived at a side door of the court building. Several photographers were knocked to the ground in their zeal to get a picture of Smith, dressed in a knee-length dress, high heels and black sunglasses.The Bush Administration has sided with Smith on the case, claiming that she raises interesting and important technical points regarding federal jurisdication on these matters.
Beyond subtly hinting that their intentions may be colored more by their memories of the May 1992 issue of Playboy than a legitimate interest in the law, we're happy that Smith -- who was part of a godly heterosexual union -- reminds us of the importance of protecting traditional marriage. Just imagine the circus that would result from allowing gay couples to wed.
Image courtesy of roversiplanet.com.
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While she may look alright in these photos,
let us never forget her reality show.
Moo!
1992 was 14 years,Trimspa and 37 dress sizes ago.
yick.
Why is she even there? There's no requirement that the actual parties show up at the Supreme Court. I guess she wants to watch the proceedings, but I have to guess that most of it is going to go right over her head anyway.
Not only 37 dress sizes, looks like about 12 plastic surgeries too.
Cracks me up that every time she shows up for one of these court dates she gets decked out in her mourning attire, as if her hubby was buried just yesterday. Black dress, big black sunglasses, black gloves. And the cruicifix necklace.
Are there not other cases that may seem a tab bit more pressing to the highest court in the land?
Oh, how did this case get so far?
Because there is a conflict between state and federal jurisdiction that needs to be resolved. Those are the kind of cases the court is set up to hear.
The SCOTUSBlog seems inclined to think she'll prevail, and in fact this isn't a case about getting paid for marrying an old man; her efforts to inherit failed and are long gone. This is over getting paid for a judgment she did win but was subsequently told she couldn't collect on because of bankruptcy issues.
I'm sure Justice Scalia appreciates the opportunity to examine her briefs...
Legal briefs, you pervert.