The front door of the Supreme Court faces the Capitol building. Across the top of the building’s face, the Court’s motto quietly declares “Equal Justice Under Law.” On the First Monday of October, it seemed more like a shout.
Most First Mondays—the congressionally established first day of the Supreme Court Term—justice and law intersect or diverge mainly through the cases the court decides. But this First Monday, all eyes were on Congress, to see whether it is reading the court’s motto and processing it.
