A handful of U.S. Supreme Court justices have now been immortalized with bobbleheads, highlighting t

Описание: (4 Oct 2010) HEADLINE: Shaky Supremes: Court justices now dolls
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CAPTION: A handful of U.S. Supreme Court justices have now been immortalized with bobbleheads, highlighting their personal and judicial lives, as the AP's Jerry Bodlander explains. (Oct. 5)
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SUPER: Washington

Video: Kagan at high court--we shud have video from when she walked on the steps with Chief Justice Roberts on Friday
Track: Elena Kagan has now joined the supreme court as the 112th justice

Video: beauty shot of court--or if we have a different shot of Kagan from Friday
Track: but it'll be quite a while before she's part of an even more exclusive court group

Video: we dont have a great wide shot of the bobbleheads--though can use 10:01:52 --shows about 5 of them--and if want some bobbling:
Souter at 10:05:46
Scalia at 10:06:52
Track: only a handful of justices have been immortalized with bobbleheads that highlight their personal and judicial lives:

Video: video of Rehnquist 9:54:54
Track: The first was then chief justice william rehnquist

Video: 9:55:16 where starts to zoom
Track: His doll is decorated with the gold bands he had on his robes--and the blue tie he wore the first day of President Clinton's impeachment trial

SUPER: David Gossett, Green Bag Law Journal,
9:41:33--we made a thousand sent to subscribers and people just loved it .

Video: 9:53:44--can backtime until music starts
Track: Recently retired justice David Souter's doll has a soundtrack

SOT: runs about :20--starts with the music--then Gossett:--can super: voice of David Gossett, Green Bag Law Journal
''That's an excerpt from a song Float On by Modest Mouse...Justice Souter wrote the decision in MGM v. Groskter which is this really important case about online music.''
(NOTE: if you feel it runs long, can bring his voice up under the video earlier to shorten)

Video: 9:54:30 Gossett runs his hand over the gold chain
Track: The gold chains around Souter's neck represent a ruling he wrote in favor of rappers Two Live Crew.

Video: 10:02:23--video of Stevens pans down
Video: Recently retired Justice Stevens is wearing his signature bow tie, and he's standing on a video recorder -- a reference to
the betamax/VHS ruling he wrote.

Video: 10:08:12--kennedy's head bobbles
Track: while the bobblehead for justice anthony kennedy--often the court's swing vote-

Video: 10:07:56 Kennedy holding book 505
Track: focuses on a key abortion ruling--which is included in volume 505 of u-s reports:

SOT: 10:00:19--voice of David Gossett, Green Bag Law Journal
''The case in which Justice Kennedy along with several other justices
reiterated supreme court support for the Roe decision.''

Video: can use 'b' roll 9:49 :18 ish
Track: There's an attention to detail throughout the collection

Video: O'Connor's bobblehead--9:51:31
Track: on Justice o'connor's doll, the head of the cow that reflects her growing up on the Lazy B ranch also bobbles

Video: 9:52:32 butt shot of cow :)
Track: and the cow bears the ranch's brand

Video: wide shot 9:46:53 or any other one you like....
Track: Not available in any store, the bobbleheads are a limited edition--one lawyer bought on online for more than $2,000 to round out his collectiion.

standup close

SUPER: Jerry Bodlander / The Associated Press

As for the two newest justices-Sotomayor and Kagan-they'll have to wait at least a decade.


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