Six Justices Show Up for State of the Union, as Obama ‘Gently’ Hits Lawyers

A bipartisan group of six Supreme Court justices showed up for President Obama’s State of the Union address last night. All the Democratic appointees showed up, along with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the Los Angeles Times reports. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. missed the event because of a “perfectly timed speaking engagement in Hawaii,” the Washington Post reported yesterday. Last year Alito mouthed the words “not true” when Obama criticized the Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling in Citizens United v. Financial Election Commission. Also absent last night were Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. During his…