Antonin Scalia

...skeptical Americans outraged in about equal measure. It also leads to bizarre claims about secular religious symbols, such as Justice Antonin Scalia's insistence at a recent oral argument that it's "outrageous" to conclude that "the only war...

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...I have a series of posts (Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4) offering not very favorable commentary on USA Today reporter Joan Biskupic's new biography of Justice Scalia, American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

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For those who are interested, Ed Warren has some comments on Joan Bikupic's new book on Justice Scalia. Part I here and Part II here. My overall take on American Original is decidedly mixed. On the positive side: The book is well written,...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (AN'-toh-nihn skuh-LEE'-uh) has said in a speech at Ohio State University the Constitution is best treated as an original document within the context of its historical...

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Tom Carson, master ranter, reviews American Original, Joan Biskupic's biography of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. While giving high marks to Biskupic's narrative and interpretation, Carson argues (rightly, I think) that Scalia...

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...of a new book, American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Bill Haber/AP U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gestures during a speech he gave in May 2009. He's the subject of a new...

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...there was a furore when the East Valley Tribune of Phoenix, Arizona incorrectly reported that Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court had said if he had been on the court in 1954 he would have dissented from the landmark Brown vs. Board...

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...been USA Today's legal affairs correspondent since 2000. Q: Why did you choose to write a biography of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia after your previous book on former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor? A: I always found Scalia to be the...

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