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Antonin Scalia, a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice, has died:
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia - one of most conservative members of the high court - has died. Justice Scalia's death could shift the balance of power on the US high court, allowing President Barack Obama to add a fifth liberal justice to the court. The court's conservative majority has recently stalled major efforts by the Obama administration on climate change and immigration.
Justice Scalia, 79, was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. He died in his sleep early on Saturday while in West Texas for [a] hunting trip, the US Marshall service said. Justice Scalia was one of the most prominent proponents of "originalism" - a conservative legal philosophy that believes the US Constitution has a fixed meaning and does not change with the times.
Justice Scalia's death is, unsurprisingly, now being widely reported.
From the San Antonio Express News:
According to a report, Scalia arrived at the ranch on Friday and attended a private party with about 40 people. When he did not appear for breakfast, a person associated with the ranch went to his room and found a body.
[...] The U.S. Marshal Service, the Presidio County sheriff and the FBI were involved in the investigation. Officials with the law enforcement agencies declined to comment.
A federal official who asked not to be named said there was no evidence of foul play and it appeared that Scalia died of natural causes.
A gray Cadillac hearse pulled into the ranch last Saturday afternoon. The hearse came from Alpine Memorial Funeral Home.
Most major news outlets are covering this story, including CNN [video autoplays], The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NBC.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 14 2016, @08:48PM
There are 3 others up there that need to go too. They are nothing more than party line hacks just as he was. Each of them trumpeting the deepest darkest crap from the party they belong to. Instead of looking at thru the eyes of the constitution and if it is legal or not. You know their job.
I for one hope for a middle of the road sort of guy who is neither democrat or republican. If you look at many of the votes they are many times basically 'party line' votes. I have no love for this sort of vote at all. These guys are lifetime and should set aside their agendas and help their fellow Americans out instead of trying to set policy. They should strike many things and hand it back to congress to straighten out. Instead they are trying to legislate morality.