SCOTUS Fantasy League

By On 11/13/09 · · In All In Good Fun

For all you law dorks who also love to gamble, there’s this. (Ahem, Dr. Bombay.)

From the WSJ Law Blog:

The idea behind the site, which is the brainchild of recent George Mason law grad Josh Blackman, is simple: you pick the way you think the Supreme Court will rule on its docket. You’re awarded points for picking the outcome of the case (whether the court affirms or reverses the lower court); the split (9-0, 8-1, 7-2, 6-3, 5-4, 4-1-4, or fragmented); as well as the justices in the majority and the justices in the dissent. It’s $5 or $10 to join, but the fee is waived for students, law clerks and unemployed attorneys.

At the end of the term, all the points accumulated will be tallied, and a winner decreed.

 
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4 Responses to SCOTUS Fantasy League

  1. Dr. Bombay says:
    11/13/09 at 10:37 pm

    This had the potential to be one of the greatest ideas anyone has ever come up with. Here’s why I think it’s lacking. Given the make up of the High Court, picking the spread based on the content of the case should no be too hard.

    What would be truly fantastic is if you could have access to a series of prop bets on all the crazy things the Supreme’s do in any given term. Over/under on how many times Scalia/Stevens get into it. Month and day that Thomas speaks in oral argument. It would be glorious.

  2. TDot says:
    11/15/09 at 10:55 pm

    Another productivity-killer to add to my list of distractions — thanks for posting this :)

  3. Christopher says:
    11/17/09 at 4:12 pm

    I’ll bet you could land a federal clerkship by winning this thing.

  4. IDea says:
    11/22/09 at 9:33 pm

    This is really dumb. I don’t know why anyone would want to spend time doing this.