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Monday, October 07, 2013
Annual Red Mass Held Yesterday In D.C.-- 5 Justices Attend
Yesterday, the annual Red Mass sponsored by the John Carroll Society was held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. Blog of the Legal Times reports that 5 Supreme Court Justices attended-- Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Scalia, Thomas, Breyer and Kagan. The Mass, always held on the Sunday before the beginning of the Supreme Court's term, is designed to bless the Supreme Court as well as other judges and government officials. The White House Chief of Staff, the Solicitor General and several other federal court judges also attended.