So sayeth The New York Times:
The mood under Chief Justice Roberts has brightened, . . . with the average number of justice-generated laughs per argument rising to 2.9 from 2.6 the previous term.
In the current term, the Times analysis found, there has also been movement in the funniness-of-individual-justices department. Justice Breyer has taken the lead, at 28 laughs, edging out Justice Scalia, with 25. They also tied in the largest-number-of-jokes-in-a-single-argument category, each squeezing five into a single hour.
The Times story builds on an amusing 2-page article by BU lawprof Jay Wexler in the latest issue of The Green Bag.
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