“Fair Is Foul And Foul Is Fair”: The Trial Of the Weird Sisters To Be Held Tonight

I have the honor of participating this year in the special program benefiting the widely respected Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.   Since 1994, the Mock Trial Series has been held to bring Supreme Court justices and members of the bar to join in a fun night in which Shakespeare figures are tried by leading members of the bar. This year, the three Weird Sisters from Macbeth will be in the dock.   The bench will consist of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Judge David S. Tatel, Judge Sri Srinivasan, and Judge Patricia A. Millett, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.  The court marshal will be  Pamela Talkin, of the Supreme Court of the United States.  As the jurists deliberate the fate of the three sisters, I will take the stage with attorney Abbe Lowell to discuss the recent conviction of Michele Parker for encouraging the suicide of Conrad Roy III.

Suffice it to say, these three might not be ideal for taking the stand in a jury trial:

The trial is tonight and it will be a load of fun to participate and even more gratifying to help raise money for this wonderful institution in Washington.  To create a perfect backdrop, we are expecting a heavy thunderstorm tonight just as the trial begins.  So it be on a night with “fair is foul and foul is fair.”