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Sunday, February 14, 2016

“Antonin Scalia Was Democracy’s Legal Champion; He changed the way judges looked at text and law, and he was the best writer the Supreme Court has ever known”: Law professor Michael W. McConnell has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the essay via Google.

Posted at 11:34 PM by Howard Bashman



Two SCOTUS vacancy-related pieces that I have yet to see written: (1) Who will fill the void created by the absence of Justice Antonin Scalia’s questioning at oral argument?

and

(2) Does the refusal of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — widely regarded as the most liberal justice on the U.S. Supreme Court — to time her departure from the Court to ensure replacement by a Democratic president furnish any persuasive arguments against the promised Republican obstruction of whomever President Obama decides to nominate to fill the Court’s current vacancy?

Posted at 10:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia’s death flips Supreme Court dynamics, hurts conservative hopes”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 10:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court nomination process sure to be an epic debate”: Juliet Eilperin and Paul Kane of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 10:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Scalia and the Libertarian Legal Movement: Libertarians disagreed with Scalia on many issues, but they also have to give him credit.” Ilya Shapiro has this essay at Reason.com.

Posted at 10:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“The GOP’s dangerously dogmatic Supreme Court obstructionism”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia spent his last day relaxed at a storied Texas ranch steeped in Southwest history”: Molly Hennessy-Fiske of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Could Obama Bypass the Senate with a Supreme Court Recess Appointment?” John Fund has this essay online at National Review.

Posted at 9:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Cibolo Creek Ranch owner recalls Scalia’s last hours in Texas”: John MacCormack of The San Antonio Express-News has this report.

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Indian-American judge who could replace Scalia worked on controversial cases for business”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“What made the friendship between Scalia and Ginsburg work: The answer is worth considering as partisan lines sharpen in the wake of Justice Scalia’s death.” Irin Carmon has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The death of Antonin Scalia: Chaos, confusion and conflicting reports.” Lana Straub, Eva Ruth Moravec, Sari Horwitz, and Jerry Markon of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “Inside the cloistered chambers of the Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia’s days were highly regulated and predictable. He met with clerks, wrote opinions and appeared for arguments in the august courtroom on a schedule set months in advance.”

Posted at 5:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Antonin Scalia and the ‘Dead’ Constitution”: Bruce Allen Murphy has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 3:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kansas Supreme Court justices face anger ahead of retention elections later this year; Removing justices difficult, but prospect of ouster still looms in wake of controversial rulings”: Jonathan Shorman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Posted at 11:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“The GOP’s Supreme Court Gamble: By refusing a moderate Scalia replacement now, Republicans risk getting stuck with a true liberal later.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 11:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“Scalia’s Absence Shifts Dynamics of Supreme Court; Evenly divided court could affect outcome of cases involving abortion, immigration and religious freedom”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

Posted at 11:10 AM by Howard Bashman