WASHINGTON - In a rare joint appearance outside their austere Supreme Court chambers, three justices offered a less formal glimpse Thursday into the way they approach their work and into the jostling humor that apparently defines their collegiality.
Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer chided and teased each other through an hour-long session at the National Archives while discussing a wide range of issues about the Constitution and the courts. The forum was organized by the National Constitution Center and moderated by NBC newsman Tim Russert.
It was the first time many court watchers could recall three current justices consenting to such a public back-and-forth about their work.
"You got such a sense of how they interact, and that's exactly what it must be like in their conferences," said Richard Stengel, the National Constitution Center's president. "That's something that nobody gets to see."
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