No Supreme Court fete for Obama
There will be plenty of hubbub during the upcoming inauguration season that will kick off President Barack Obama’s second term. But don’t expect a reception at the U.S. Supreme Court; there will be none.
Unlike in 2008, when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the other justices welcomed Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at reception at the Court, no such event will be held in January, the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog reports.
Not every election results in a Supreme Court fete. Reelected presidents like Obama don’t usually get a second Court welcome. But not all newly-elected president’s do either – just ask former President George W. Bush, who didn’t get one at all (perhaps the justices were wary to do so for appearances sake after the Bush v. Gore decision).
