(Un)Equal Justice Under Law

The words in the title of this post, absent the (un) are inscribed above the main entrance to the Supreme Court building in our nation’s capital.  It is a noble sentiment to say the least, and some would say it is the corner stone of our system of jurisprudence, not to mention, our democracy.  But it’s not exactly a new idea.  The earliest evidence I’ve found appears in Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian Wars wherein in he cites Pericles’ Funeral Oration in 431 BCE; which really wasn’t a funeral oration but a paen to the glory of Athens. Sidebar: I can never see the word Peloponnesian without thinking of the football...