Supreme Court

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.

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.

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Supreme showdown: Replacing Scalia will put divided government to the test

By PBS News Hour

Although President Barack Obama has the time and desire to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court, Republican leaders have indicated the vacancy should be filled by the next president. NewsHour's political director Lisa Desjardins joins William Brangham to…

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2016 candidates stress importance of Scalia successor

By Associated Press

Candidates in both parties moved quickly to reframe the election as a referendum on the high court's future.

Issues SCOTUS to soon consider include contraception, religious liberty

By Michael D. Regan and Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Next month's Supreme Court arguments in a clash over contraceptives, religious liberty and President Barack Obama's health care law also now seem more likely to favor the Obama administration.

Campaign-year political heat rises over court vacancy

By Laurie Kellman, David Warren, Associated Press

As the flags fly lower, the campaign-year political heat has risen over the vacancy on the nine-member court.

Obama to nominate Scalia successor 'in due time'

By Kathleen Hennessey and Donna Cassata, Associated Press

President Barack Obama declared Saturday night he would seek to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, charging into a heated and likely prolonged election-year fight with Republicans. Obama said a nomination was…

How will the vacancy left by Scalia's death affect the balance of the court?

By PBS News Hour

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'A brilliant jurist and important American': Reactions pour in remembering Justice Scalia

By Associated Press

Following news of the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, reactions poured in from influential figures around the world.

In victory or dissent, Scalia was a man of strong opinions

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Scalia deeply influenced a generation of conservative legal thinkers and was a lightning rod for criticism from the left almost from the moment President Ronald Reagan put him on the court in 1986.