WASHINGTON (AP) — Bidding farewell to their longtime colleague, the eight remaining Supreme Court justices joined family members, former law clerks and members of the public Friday in paying their respects to Antonin Scalia in a tradition-laden, solemn day at ...

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WASHINGTON — For most presidents, choosing a Supreme Court nominee is a puzzle. For President Barack Obama, the chance to pick a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia is more like a Gordian Knot. As the White House carries out a ...

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WASHINGTON — 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 ...

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WASHINGTON — The presidential election just got real. The unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — and the immediate declaration from Republicans that the next president should nominate his replacement — adds even more weight to the decision voters will ...

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Since joining the U.S. Supreme Court in 1986, Justice Antonin Scalia has been famous for his strident dissenting opinions. This year’s just-concluded term offered some of Justice Scalia’s most withering ripostes ever. For Scalia scholars, they yield further evidence that ...

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WASHINGTON — The drama of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will reach the Washington theater stage with a new play premiering next year. Arena Stage announced Wednesday that it will host the premiere of the new political drama “The ...

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McLEAN, Va. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says the courts will ultimately have to determine the legality of wiretapping by the National Security Agency. And he’s not sure that’s a good thing. Justice Scalia spoke Wednesday in McLean ...

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In the most anticipated decision of the U.S. Supreme Court’s last term, the fate of the American health care system hinged on the meaning of a single word: “penalty.” Did the Affordable Care Act’s penalty, the payment required of citizens ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Justice Antonin Scalia said he hasn’t had a “falling out” with Chief Justice John Roberts over the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 5-4 decision validating much of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. In an interview that aired ...

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WASHINGTON — Justice Antonin Scalia ended his 26th year on the U.S. Supreme Court with a string of losses in the term’s biggest cases and criticism that he crossed a line from judging to politics. Justice Scalia’s willingness to do ...

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There are problems with the nation’s federal court system. And according to Justice Antonin Scalia, one of those problems is a flood of petty criminal cases — better suited for state courts — that have turned the U.S. Supreme Court ...

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During oral arguments in the case Smith v. Cain on Tuesday, attorney Kannon K. Shanmugam was tasked with more than just convincing the court that prosecutors withheld impeachment evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland. He also had to teach ...

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