then the other side, you come into modern times and you got justinian known for the code and king john with the magna carta that and finally the most recent one, napoleon. most people wouldn't think he was known for the law. he was instrumental in creating the civil code which is used in many european countries. it ends in the last figure where you have the majesty of law and power of government sitting on a thrown with the tablet of the 10 amendments to the constitution, the bill of rights right in the center. an american eagle spreading its wings there. on the one side you have a group of citizens and they're protected by a lawyer or a judge. he's in a robe and holding a book of laws. on the other side, you have another group of citizens and there's a warrior in front of those. there's the authority of the law, but then you need to have the strength to back up what the law needs to be enforced by. >> it is amazing when you walk in how fixed in time it is. even the two american flags, the flank the bench that they sit up hang perfectly still. the supreme court is imbued in great tradi