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Antonin Scalia *“I don’t think there is anything to be gained by any Senator to vote against continuation of this act. And I am fairly confident it will be reenacted in perpetuity unless — unless a court can say it does not comport with the Constitution.” This was the late SCOTUS judge Antonin Scalia’s […]

I was wrong, dead wrong, about appellate court and Trump SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch. He’s not his oft-stated adored personal and judicial hero Antonin Scalia’s clone. He’s worse. He’s Clarence Thomas’. As Paleolithic and retrograde as Scalia’s opinions, rulings and dissents were on everything from gay rights protections to the death penalty to fulsome […]

The late Antonin Scalia *GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump upped the ante again on arguably the single biggest campaign issue that has Trump and Clinton backers the most anxious about. That’s who gets to appoint who to the Supreme Court during the next four to eight years. There could be anywhere from two to […]

*The day the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died Appeals Court Judge and Scalia’s nominated replacement, Neil Gorsuch, said he could barely get down a ski run in Colorado because he was so blinded by tears at his death. This was not a private utterance or personal feeling of deep emotion that he […]

Late Supreme Court Justice Antonin- Scalia (1936 – 2016) *There is absolutely no mystery about who Trump will pick to replace retiring SCOTUS justice Anthony Kennedy. The pick will be another Antonin Scalia type. The only nuance to this may be the gender. It could be a woman, Amy Coney Barrett. She’s on his […]

Edward Gero as Antonin Scalia in The Originalist at The Pasadena Playhouse. Photo by Jim Cox Photography  *John Strand, the writer of “The Originalist” — a play that forces us to challenge our own self-righteous ideologies as we come to revisit the play-by-play far right conservatism of the late Superior Court Judge, Antonin Scalia […]

*Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s view of the educational path of black students is not getting a thumbs up from Donald Trump. Scalia drew headlines when he stated that black students might benefit from attending a “slower-track school” during oral arguments in an affirmative action case last week. According to reports, Scalia stated […]

*According to reports, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas. He was 79. Scalia, a staunch conservative, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa. Scalia arrived at the ranch […]

[…] be surprised to know that the Republicans are not in the mood to give President Obama the opportunity to nominate anyone to replace Supreme Court just Antonin Scalia who died unexpectedly on Saturday in Texas at the age of 79. However, Mr Obama’s bottom line response to to the Republican leadership is not one […]

*As the search for a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia continues, a new name has entered the fray.. Media sources are reporting that The New York Times and USA Today have mentioned California Attorney General Kamala Harris as among the people possibly President Barack Obama could nominate to succeed Scalia, […]

[…] Free Amazon Kindle Reading of  The Supreme Court Versus Obama Wednesday, February 24 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a spirited talk on February 16 said this: “Justice Scalia’s passing means the court hangs in the balance. Now the Republicans say they’ll reject anyone President Obama nominates, no matter how qualified. Some are even saying […]

*Justice Antonin Scalia‘s statements toward the end of hearings on affirmative action today single-handedly proved why affirmative action policies are needed in America in the 21st century. According to Yahoo Politics: Near the end of oral argument in a high-profile affirmative-action case Wednesday, conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia suggested that black students benefit […]

[…] isn’t likely to be as obvious in his vow to wreak revenge on his detractors or make any outrageous public statement as his other judicial hero, Antonin Scalia, would do from time to time about a legal or public policy issue facing the court. That’s not his style. He will do his judicial dirty […]

Antonin Scalia (1936 – 2016) *Attorney Antonio Moore and Yvette Carnell (owner of the site BreakingBrown.com), discuss the impact of Justice Antonin Scalia passing, and the tough nomination process President Obama will undertake in facing the U.S. Senate. The conversation also delves into the historical context, and policy implications of the decision the President […]

Justice Anthony Kennedy *Trump has repeatedly made crystal clear that his SCOTUS picks will be reincarnations of the late hard-line late Antonin Scalia. He was as good as his word with his first pick Neil Gorsuch. His majority vote to nail abortion, union dues, and approve Trump’s Muslim travel ban was terrorizing proof of […]