Can You Identify These Supreme Court Justices Using Only Alarmingly Zoomed-In Photos Of Their Teeth?
Calling all the REAL Supreme Court experts.
I am taking some time off this month, so rather than send you another Balls & Strikes newsletter that you read, agree wholeheartedly with, and then forget about, I am going to send you a Balls & Strikes newsletter that will haunt your dreams and fuel your nightmares until the next time I grace your inbox. Below are Getty Images photos of several current and former Supreme Court justices cropped only to their teeth. See how many you can identify; the answers are below, although if you decide not to scroll that far in the interest of self-care, I understand and don’t fault you for it.
Answers:
John Roberts
Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett
Stephen Breyer
Neil Gorsuch
Sam Alito
Clarence Thomas
Elena Kagan
Anthony Kennedy
David Souter
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