By Darcy Evans
Wednesday night was an eventful night for Rowman & Littlefield. Our Senior Executive Editor of Political Science, Jon Sisk, was recognized on the floor of the Supreme Court. No, he wasn’t presenting an oral argument, but he was there to hear one, or at least the reenactment of one. In celebration of our recently published book by Clare Cushman, Courtwatchers, and as part of the third annual Frank C. Jones Reenactment lecture, Mr. Sisk and about two-hundred of D.C.’s legal elite, watched as Justice Antonin Scalia presided over the reenactment of Texas v. White, a Supreme Court case from 1869 that dealt with the complicated issue of the legality of secession and the legitimacy of Confederate governments during the war.
R&L's Jon Sisk, Darcy Evans, and Lynsey Weston
While the court case was intriguing, the book party afterwards is where all the fun was had. Clare was there to sign copies of her book which was sold at the Supreme Court gift shop. People were buying two or three at a time. That is exactly what her humble publisher likes to see! The party was very well attended. Sandra Day O’Connor even dropped in for a while. I suspect some people were there for the wine and fabulous food, but hopefully they bought a book as well, or at least thought about buying a book and will buy it later.
Darcy Evans, Gregory P. Joseph, and Jon Sisk
We are indebted to the Supreme Court Historical Society, not only for all their help with the book, but for putting on a wonderful event. Pictured here with Darcy Evans and Jon Sisk is the president of the Organization, Gregory P. Joseph, who was kind enough to present Justice Scalia and the Court with a copy of the book. Perhaps we will find the Justices reading it between cases.
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