In late 2006 and early 2007, legal writing guru Bryan Garner stealthily interviewed eight of the nine then-sitting Supreme Court justices to glean their thoughts about writing and advocacy. He had done the same in dozens of taped interviews with lower court judges, academics and writers over the years as raw material for his popular legal writing seminars.
Realizing that he had something close to a national treasure on his hands, Garner posted the Supreme Court videos online for free at his LawProse site. They caused a sensation in 2008 when word spread that they were available.
