Scalia's Dead, But It's Politics as Usual

Scalia's body was barely cold before arguing about his successor got started

"...On Feb. 13, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead, and Repub­licans immediately used his death..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Scalia's Dirty Little Secrets

The justice's favorite kind of government is one you can't see

"...and according to the documents, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was among the law's biggest foes. In 1974 Scalia..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Hightower Report: Scalia's Twisted Logic

The Supreme Court justice has some funny ideas about some of his decisions

"...Antonin Scalia, the hardest of hardcore corporate ideologues on the Supreme..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Dry Wit of Antonin Scalia

Lawrence Lessig shares a Justice Scalia story with the netroots

"...is that he clerked for Judge (now Justice) Antonin Scalia, and he took time to reveal an anecdote about..."

July 19, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

What did we learn from Antonin Scalia's death?

"...How curious that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in, of all places, an exclusive, West Texas..."

March 11, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Barney Frank: Oh No He Didn't!

Rep. Frank said it. Out loud. He called Scalia a homophobe.

"...that U.S. Representative Barney Frank referred to Justice Antonin Scalia as a "homophobe" during an interview with 365gay.com...."

March 24, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Ash Bell

UPDATED: Abortion Providers Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court

Asking court to vacate appeals decision in HB 2 lawsuit

"...UPDATE:U.S. Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia has ordered the state of Texas to respond by..."

Nov. 4, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The AggreGAYtor: October 8

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Scalia hedges, Disney deals with it, and Texas A&M goes..."

Oct. 8, 2013 Qmmunity Post

The AggreGAYtor: December 11

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...moment of clarity, Charlie Rogers gives up, and Antonin Scalia puts on his sassy pants. Today’s AggreGAYtor, taken in..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Naked City

The plaintiffs seek a stay of the new map from the Supreme Court

"...request for an appeal initially rests with Justice Antonin Scalia, who has court responsibility for Texas. His decision is..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor: October 8

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Ann Romney has an awkward moment, Antonin Scalia runs his mouth, and Ricky Martin is dubiously honored...."

Oct. 8, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

God on the Bench

Some Judges Look to a Higher Authority

"...critics say -- by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In his speeches outside the court, Scalia takes the..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Bob Elder

Supremes Navigate Water Law

What is a navigable waterway? Court's latest weighing of limits of Clean Water Act portends future of additional regulatory battles and likely talk of amending the act

"...Clean Water Act. With four justices standing with Antonin Scalia in an opinion that would loosen the Army Corps..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cruel and Unusual

The Supreme Court decides the death houses can do without a few more victims

"...the contrary, we have the dissent of Justice Antonin Scalia, who denounced the majority's opinion as "cavalier" and "just..."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Machinery of Death

Supreme Court quibbles about drugs and avoids the larger ethical issue

"...was joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kennedy, Scalia, and Thomas) that if the condemned object to midazolam,..."

July 10, 2015 News Column by Michael King

News Roundup: Council and the Court

Scalia's death shakes up high court; Council continues Uber battle

"...Scalia Dead: On Feb. 13, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin..."

Feb. 15, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

HB 2 Heads to Supremes – As Texas Leaps Backward 30 Years

Clinics stop services as abortion law goes into effect

"...the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia has ordered the state of Texas to respond..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Weed Watch

Limbaugh gets caught with illegal Viagra; and U.S. Supreme Court rules that police violation of knock-and-announce rule isn't grounds for suppression of evidence seized

"...In a majority opinion, Justice Antonin Scalia (joined by John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Anthony Kennedy, and..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

How much does it cost to buy a public university's integrity?

"...George Mason Univer­sity named their law school the "Antonin Scalia School of Law." Yes, the acronym for that spelled..."

June 10, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Notes on Kamp: The Only Way Is Abolition

The death penalty is too flawed to be saved

"...In 2009, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia baldly stated that "actual innocence" wasn't a reason on..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Supremes Stand for Individual Rights

Two new opinions from the high court check state powers

"...'witnesses' for purposes of the Sixth Amendment," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority (joined by Justices John Paul..."

June 26, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Supremes Rule on Lawyers, Sex, and Guns

Court's rulings hit home

"...institution) to bear arms. Given that interpretation, Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority, found the restrictive D.C. gun..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness

The odd logic behind federal sentencing guidelines

"...a question in the court's mind: Why?" Justice Antonin Scalia was clearly skeptical of Dreeben's argument: "We ... made..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

The Supremes Take a Hit

The federalist smoke from medical marijuana reaches the Supreme Court. Can they clear the air on states' rights, pot, and the Constitution?

"...penned the Lopez and Morrison decisions, and Justice Antonin Scalia, who voted with the majority in the recent commerce..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Supremes OK Search Powers

Court says it's OK for cops to search your car even if you're not in it

"...Thornton's appeal, three justices – Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Antonin Scalia, and Sandra Day O'Connor – all concurred in judgment..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'The Powerful Odor of Mendacity'

An interview with Molly Ivins and Louis Dubose, authors of Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America.

"...Bush came in, he appointed a guy named Eugene Scalia, son of the Supreme Court justice, to be the..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

280 law professors, including some 13 at UT Law, sign a petition protesting the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to halt the recounting of votes in Florida.

"...stop the recount was essentially political, especially since Antonin Scalia's opinion claimed that the recount might "cast a cloud..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

The Common Law: How The Next President Will Reshape the U.S. Supreme Court

And the lasting impact of this presidential election

"...the Court's voting record suggests otherwise. Prior to Justice Scalia's death earlier this year, four justices consistently made up..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Column by Luke Ellis

Hobby Lobby and the Supremes

Company asserts religious freedom from birth control

"...Justices Roberts, Antonin Scalia, and Samuel Alito grilled Verilli about the government's position,..."

March 26, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Letting Facts Get in the Way

"...Editor, In Jim Hightower's most recent article [“Hightower Report: Scalia's Twisted Logic,” News, Aug. 17], he writes, "Still, 'no..."

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