The WSJ has a fascinating story about Justice Stevens’ investigations into the true authorship of the works of William Shakespeare, which includes this intriguing chart:

Shakespeare’s Court

The Supreme Court on the likely author of Shakespeare’s plays:

Active Justices

Roberts, Chief Justice

No comment.

Stevens

Oxford

Scalia

Oxford

Kennedy

Stratford

Souter

"No idea."

Thomas

No comment.

Ginsburg

"No informed views."*

Breyer

Stratford

Alito

No comment.

*Justice Ginsburg suggests research into alternate candidate, Florio.

Retired Justices

O’Connor

Not Stratford

Blackmun*

Oxford

Brennan*

Stratford

*Deceased

Tell the truth: that’s not what you expected.

It transcends ideology; Scalia, O’Connor, and Ginsburg all have differing views, none of them being William Shakespeare himself, which is the academic consensus.

Next time someone — including yourself — gives all the reasons they "know" how a judge will rule, keep in mind that all that glisters is not gold.