Government & Politics
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., on Thursday blasted Scalia for uttering what he called "racist ideas" from the bench of the nation’s highest court.
Jim Mone
AP
President Reagan with Antonin Scalia, left, whom he appointed to fill the Supreme Court post of William H. Rehnquist, right, who was elevated to the position of chief justice, in 1986. Rehnquist died Saturday evening, Sept. 3, 2005, at his home in suburban Virginia, said Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg.
PAUL HOSEFROS
NYT
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia is seen during the group portrait of the Supreme Court at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. U.S. Park Police ticketed Scalia after a four-car fender-bender Tuesday, March 29, 2011, along the George Washington Parkway. No one was injured in the accident, police said.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais
AP
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo, the Supreme Court justices pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court will begin hearing two days of cases involving gay marriage. Seated, from left are, Justice Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito Jr., and Elena Kagan.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais
AP
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks during a ceremony naming a courtroom at The John Marshall Law School after former Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in Chicago.
M. Spencer Green
AP
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia makes gestures as he speaks at the Northern Virginia Technology Council's (NVTC) Titans breakfast gathering in McLean, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Scalia was the featured speaker at the speaker series sponsored by the Council. The 77-year-old justice, currently the longest serving on the nine-member court, is scheduled to discuss the art of persuasion as well as major constitutional issues.
Manuel Balce Ceneta
AP
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia responds to a question during his appearance in part of a lecture series at Tufts University, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in Medford, Mass. Scalia, who has served on the nation's highest court since 1986 following a nomination by President Ronald Reagan, spoke about interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
Josh Reynolds
AP
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at a constitutional law symposium where he delivered a talk called “Interpreting the Constitution: A View From the High Court," Friday, March 14, 2014, in Atlanta. Scalia said the U.S. Constitution is a living document and provides a flexible legal system. Scalia was appointed to the nation's highest court in 1986, making him the longest-serving justice currently on the court.
Dave Tulis
AP
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gives the keynote speech at the Snake River Adjudication celebration dinner at the Boise Center on the Grove in Boise, Idaho, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.
Otto Kitsinger
AP
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, top right, and Antonin Scalia, bottom left, leave the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with clergy after the annual Red Mass for Supreme Court justices in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. The new Supreme Court term starts Monday.
Jose Luis Magana
AP
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia jokes about his experiences as a law student at a program with fellow Justice Elena Kagan, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. Both justices spoke to an open audience of professionals, professors, students and area residents about their law school and professional experiences as well as some of their court decisions.
Rogelio V. Solis
AP
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia reacts to questions about certain legal decisions at a program with fellow Justice Elena Kagan, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. Both justices spoke to an open audience of professionals, professors, students and area residents about their law school and professional experiences as well as some of their court decisions.
Rogelio V. Solis
AP
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia waits during an introduction before speaking at the University of Minnesota as part of the law school's Stein Lecture series in Minneapolis. The presence of three women on the Supreme Court isn't enough to persuade Scalia that the court has become a diverse body. In remarks Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Philadelphia, Scalia noted that four of its members are from New York City, a fifth from New Jersey and two more from California.
Jim Mone
AP
Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, left, and Antonin Scalia testify at a meeting of Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, on Oct. 5, 2011. Justices Breyer and Scalia testified to the committee on the Constitutional role of judges.
PHILIP SCOTT ANDREWS
NYT
Justice Antonin Scalia points as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol ahead of the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th U.S. President in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Chuck Kennedy
MCT
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, from front to back: John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg; walk down the steps of the Supreme Court as they wait for the casket carrying Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is brought out of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, September 7, 2005 in Washington, D.C.. After two days of laying in repose at the Supreme Court, Rehnquist's funeral service will be held at St. Matthew's Cathedral and his burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
CHUCK KENNEDY
KRT
The Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, from left, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg walk onto the steps of the court as the casket of Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquest is carried to the building on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, until his funeral on Wednesday.
CHUCK KENNEDY
KRT
The Associate Justices of the Supreme Court stand on the steps of the building as pallbearers carry the casket of Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquest into the Supreme Court where he will lie in repose on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, until his funeral on Wednesday. The Justices are, from top, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
GEORGE BRIDGES
KRT
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia smiles during an appearance at the University of California, Hastings, in San Francisco, California, on Friday, September 17, 2010.
RAY CHAVEZ
MCT
FILE - In this June 7, 2006 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia listens to President Bush speak during a swearing-in ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington. On Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that Scalia has died at the age of 79.
RON EDMONDS
AP
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia smiles during his introduction at the Intercontinental Hotel in Cleveland, as part of a Cleveland Clinic speakers series. On Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that Scalia has died at the age of 79.
Mark Duncan
AP
FILE - In this June 17, 1986 file photo, President Ronald Reagan speaks at a news briefing at the White House in Washington, where he announced the nomination of Antonin Scalia, left, to the Supreme Court as a result of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger's resignation. William Rehnquist is at right. On Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that Justice Scalia has died at the age of 79.
Ron Edmonds
AP
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 26, 1986 file photo, retiring Chief Justice Warren Burger, right, administers an oath to Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, as Scalia's wife, Maureen, holds the bible during ceremonies in the East Room of White House, Washington. Scalia was the 103rd person to sit on the court. On Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that Scalia has died at the age of 79.
Charles Tasnadi
AP
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