Notions had an influence on a generations of young conservatives. He had a deep effect on the law. Born in trenton, new jersey, raised in queens, the son of italian immigrants was a High School Valedictorian who studied at Georgetown University and got his law degree at harvard. He issued thundererous dissents when the court upheld the right to abortion and in 2003 when it struck down the laws that targeted gays and lesbians. Scalia came under fire last december when he made controversial comments about an affirmative action case at the university of texas at austin. He said what may have been his most important majority in what may have his most important jamadaya jort opinion, scalia spoke for the court in 2008, declaring for the first time that the Second Amendment gave americans the he always played a key role in a series of 54 decisions that struck down Campaign Finance laws, and said all americans, including corporations and unions ha free speech right to spend their money on ele
Reasons to be thankful. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Im jim axelrod. We begin with breaking news. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead at the age of 79. Scalia was the longest serving justice of the Current Supreme Court and its conservative. Paula reid is in washington with the latest tonight. Good evening, paula. Reporter i cant hear the broadcast. Has it started . Axelrod were having a little trouble with paula right now. This evening, chief Justice John Roberts released a statement saying scalia was an extraordinary individual and jurist who was admired and treasured by his colleagues. Roberts added, scalias passing to the country he served. Among Justice Scalias most important decisions, he cast a crucial vote in bush v. Gore the case, of course, that made george w. Bush president in 2000, despite his ideological opposition to the perspectives of colleagues like justices ginsberg, and kagan, he was held in high esteem by them. We will pring in our
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Im jim axelrod. We begin with breaking news. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead at the age of 79. Scalia was the longest serving justice of the Current Supreme Court and its conservative. Paula reid is in washington with the latest tonight. Good evening, paula. Reporter i cant hear the broadcast. Has it started . Axelrod were having a little trouble with paula right now. This evening, chief Justice John Roberts released a statement saying scalia was an extraordinary individual and jurist who was admired and treasured by his colleagues. Roberts added, scalias passing is a great loss to the court and among Justice Scalias most important decisions, he cast a crucial vote in bush v. Gore the case, of course, that made george w. Bush president in opposition to the perspectives of colleagues like justices ginsberg, and kagan, he was held in high esteem by them. We will pring in our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford right
Saying scalia was an extraordinary individual and jurist who was admired and treasured by his colleagues. Roberts added, scalias passing is a great loss to the court and to the country he served. Among Justice Scalias most important decisions, he cast a crucial vote in bush v. Gore the case, of course, that made george w. Bush president in 2000, despite his ideological opposition to the perspectives of colleagues like justices ginsberg, and kagan, he was held in high esteem by them. We will pring in our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford right now. Jan, the Supreme Court is scheduled to go back into session a week from monday, so how does the court move forward . Reporter i mean, i think thats one of those almost unimaginable questions. When you think about that seat for 30 years being empty and the role he played on that Supreme Court and the impact he had on the law. Of course, you know, this sparkling intellect, this conservative icon, not always conservative justices to go alo
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead at the age of 79. Scalia was the longest serving justice of the Current Supreme Court and its conservative. Paula reid is in washington with the latest tonight. Good evening, paula. Reporter i cant hear the broadcast. Has it started . Axelrod were having a little trouble with paula right now. This evening, chief Justice John Roberts released a statement saying scalia was an extraordinary individual and jurist who was admired and treasured by his colleagues. Roberts added, scalias passing is a great loss to the court and to the country he served. Among Justice Scalias most important decisions, he cast a crucial vote in bush v. Gore george w. Bush president in opposition to the perspectives of colleagues like justices ginsberg, and kagan, he was held in high esteem by them. We will pring in our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford right now. Jan, the Supreme Court is scheduled to go back into session a week from monday, so how does the court m