On Tuesday, Justice Jackson issued the majority opinion in MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC. The case concerns a bankruptcy issue on which I have no particular expertise. But this sentence jumped out at me:
Stripped of its baubles, Transform's mootness argument is that MOAC's ultimate relief hinges on the BankruptcyCourt's ability to "reconstitut[e the leasehold] as property of the estate."
I'll admit, I had to google "baubles." I don't think I've ever seen that word. If you're curious, it refers to trinkets or decorations, like Christmas ornaments. Out of curiosity, I checked if that word has ever before been used in a Supreme Court opinion. It has. And Justice Jackson is in very good company.
