Rehnquist illness to even Supreme Court pickup basketball league

Because Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer the Supreme Court Justices' pickup basketball league can now be evenly divided 4-4. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a clerk for Justice David Souter noted that "Sandy" (Justice Sandra Day O'Connor) no longer needs to be switched from team to team while the Chief Justice recovers. "They're pretty evenly matched on the court now," notes the anonymous clerk.

League games take place between oral arguments and teams are divided Robes v. Non-Robes. Tickets are not sold as there is no expressed desire to see a disrobed Justice Antonin Scalia playing basketball.

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