Feb 16 Senate GOP to Obama: Don’t bother nominating to Court By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans united behind Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in insisting that President Barack Obama's successor fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia's death. Democrats looking to reclaim the Senate majority immediately accused them of putting… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:01 How Scalia made constitutional law exciting By PBS News Hour Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday at the age of 79, adhered to a philosophy of loyalty to the original meaning and intention of the Constitution. Jeffrey Brown discusses Scalia’s legacy with Edward Whelan of the Ethics and… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 8:40 Candidates dive into fight over Scalia’s Supreme Court vacancy By PBS News Hour Hours after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, his vacant seat had become a presidential campaign issue. Judy Woodruff talks with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about how the fate of… Continue watching
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Feb 15 Watch 3:22 Capturing Scalia’s philosophy in his own words By PBS News Hour Justice Antonin Scalia's judicial philosophy and interpretation of the Constitution is perhaps best understood through his own words. Jeffrey Brown offers a look back at some of Scalia's reflections. Continue watching
Feb 15 Results in key Supreme Court cases could change with Scalia’s death By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court abhors even numbers. But that's just what the court will have to deal with, perhaps for many months, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Eight justices will decide what to do, creating the prospect of 4-4… Continue reading
Feb 15 Filling a Supreme Court seat in an election year happens more often than you think By Daniel Bush How unusual is it really to fill a Supreme Court vacancy during a presidential election year? As it turns out, several Democratic and Republican presidents have filled a vacancy on the nation’s highest court in the middle of a heated… Continue reading
Feb 15 Who’s in line to replace Justice Antonin Scalia? Here’s the shortlist By Larisa Epatko In terms of persona and puns, Justice Antonin Scalia will be hard to replace, but President Barack Obama has said he is going to try. Here are the names of some of those mentioned as possible successors. Continue reading
Feb 15 Justice Antonin Scalia said to have died of ‘natural causes’ By Laurie Kellman and David Warren, Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of natural causes and no autopsy was necessary, a judge has told The Associated Press. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 8:03 What legacy did Justice Scalia leave on the Supreme Court? By PBS News Hour Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent for the National Law Journal and Jamal Green, vice dean at Columbia Law School join William Brangham to discuss Justice Scalia's role and influence on the Supreme Court. Continue watching