Supreme Court Justices Harry Blackmun, William Brennan and John Stevens attend moot court on Shakespeare's authorship
Supreme Court Justices Harry A. Blackmun (L), William j. Brennan, and John Paul Stevens (R) heard testimony at a moot court debate on September 25, 1987 in Washington on whether William Shakespeare was or was not the author of the plays that bear his name. The three Supreme Court Judges rendered a unanimous decision in support of Shakespeare’s authorship. (UPI Photo/Doug Mills/Files)
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