Word: scalias
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...ANTONIN SCALIA APPOINTED BY Ronald Reagan (1986) The Court's most irascible Justice, Scalia is famous for his lucid prose and judicial independence. His rulings are based on the "plain meaning" of the Constitution - one reason he cares so much about Article II's deference of election power to state legislatures...
...Court taps for the White House on Monday. Forget the red-and-blue nation; we may be looking at a red-and-blue Court, with nine Justices getting divvied amongst the Bush and Gore armies by the principals and their Sunday hosts. Heck, by Christmas we may see Antonin Scalia and John Paul Stevens facing off on "Face the Nation...
...pols, pundits and principals alike all peered over the brink of a big decision by a split Supreme Court, Democrats all got asked if Scalia was on record endorsing George W. Bush, and Republicans were all invited to denounce the wild and crazy Florida Four. (Thus cramming the four dissenting Supremes into an even tinier Democratic box.) Often enough, the consiglieres obliged...
...Chief Justice Charles Wells to quote admiringly, did look especially confident Sunday as he made the rounds. He spent a lot of time defending his old "judicial fiat" attacks on the Florida Supreme Court (back when it was unanimous) as merely "legal arguments," not unseemly ones. He lovingly quoted Scalia, and grabbed a fistful of high ground. "We're not afraid to let every vote be counted," he told Russert. "The issue is, what is every legal vote...
...Omen number 2: In a concurring statement, Justice Antonin Scalia said that the stay had a "substantial probability" of becoming permanent...