Supreme Court Justice appears on Sesame Street, adjudicates disputes

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor did a guest appearance on Sesame Street. She sits down for coffee with Maria, but their chat is interrupted by a series of storybook characters who ask her to adjudicate their grievances. The judge is wise and equitable, and favors arbitration over formal legal remedies. A good approach.

Sesame Street: Sonia Sotomayor: "The Justice Hears a Case." (via MeFi)

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EricT

Wow, Sesame Street introduced that poor character just in time to enshrine her disenfranchisement in the justice system.
http://twitter.com/cjporkchop cjporkchop

I love it!
citykids

Kids, the moral here is – if you’re going to commit a crime, do it on Sesame Street!
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OAUXAA362EXWLYVMPJOKLFB5JQ Incipient Madness
  
  But you have to remember that Goldilocks was chased away screaming by an angry family of bears, including baby bear.
  
  Basic message seems OK, you must undo the damage you have done.
http://ok-cleek.com/blogs cleek

Karl Rove huffing and puffing about liberal bias on the court in 3…2…
http://vinnietesla.com/ Vinnie Tesla

Soft on crime, I see!
gwailo_joe

“Baby Bear…I can see that you love Elmo. But Goldilocks testifies that she loves him more than you do…

…you each get half.”
BSD

I don’t see how she has jurisdiction at all, let alone ORIGINAL jurisdiction!
http://www.facebook.com/william.chetwood William Chetwood

Amazingly wise and equitable; I don’t think anyone else but the Honorable Associate Justice Sotomayor could have arrived at this landmark decision.
http://twitter.com/RaisedFifth Raised Fifth

Imagining the alternate reality where Bork in on Sesame Street
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1087214709 Fitz Matgerald

What. She knew Goldilocks and admitted it. She did not recuse herself. Impeach Sotamayor!
gijoel

Can’t help thinking of this from Harvey Birdman

http://video.adultswim.com/harvey-birdman-attorney-at-law/turner-classic-birdman.html
http://twitter.com/sirkowski Sirkowski

This is about illegal immigration, is it? lol
eve stown

So that’s American justice. Goldilocks entered the bear’s home without permission, (home invasion) consumed some of their food (theft) and, in this case, broke their furniture (criminal damage) and the leardned Justices’ decision is that Goldilocks only has to help repair the chair.

And you say she is one of the good ones!

: )
- DrunkenOrangetree
  
  They’re fairy tale puppets, pretending to be children.
Megan Ringrose

The thing that freaks me out about this is that the actress who plays Maria is several years older than the supreme court justice.

(Maybe this just indicates how old I am, that I remember the famous people as being older than the people on Sesame Street.)
Payne Hertz

This is why some widdle bears pwefer fwontier justice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5T4kIDe66c&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL76F46C85B65F6A9F