O'Connor resigns

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, is resigning.

I will take this opportunity to remark that Justin's dad clerked for Justice O'Connor back in the early '80s, and they still keep in touch. She very kindly sent us a wedding gift.

Another era ends. I am not as big a follower of the judiciary as, say, Justin, but swing voters are people after my own heart, and I'll miss her.