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AP is reporting on a study by a former SCOTUS law clerk that gauged how funny the members of the nation’s highest court were based on how many laughs they got during oral arguments.

“I don’t pretend that this is a very serious study. I just thought it would be fun and perhaps a bit enlightening,” said Wexler, a law clerk in 1998-1999 for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who got four laughs in the 2004-2005 term.

We listened to the historical broadcasts of the oral arguments of the SCOTUS in the tussle after the 2000 presidential election. It was fascinating. And, much to our surprise, it wasn’t without its lighter moments.