We extend our deepest condolences to his family. I want to bring i terry moran, who covers the Supreme Court heret abc news. Terry, talk to me about the legacy tonight on Justice Scalia. Reporter tom, its a toweringlegacy. Not just on the Supreme Court, butight through all of american law, really, for three decade and more. Antoninn scalia led the charge for conservates in american law. Led the effort to roll bac what u might call thehe heroic era of liberal activism on the court. The era of civil rights jurisprudence that broke down jim crow and did so much else. Scalia thought justices and judges had gone out of control in that era, and he was the intellectual leader, and the leader byheer force of a very strong personality, of the effort to say, theres another way way. The constitution, scalia says, means what it meant to the people who wrote it and ratified it. And in decion after decision, on, not where he was in the majority, but even more important, in this sense, where he lost,
Been informed, as has Senior Justice Department officials. Fair to say that official washington tonight is stunned. Tom . That is right. Pierre, thank you so much. The sudden death of Justice Scalia, a huge loss for the court and the conservative moment. Chief Justice John Roberts calling him, kwoement, an extraordinary individual and admired and treasured by his colleagues. Abcs Martha Raddatz on the justice who helped shape the bench. Reporter Justice Scalia, the longestservg justice on the court, apparently died from Natural Causes. The 79yearold justice was staying at a ranch in west texas on a quail hunting trip with friend friends. When he failed to report for breakfast, a Person Associated with the ranch checked his room and found scalia had passed away. Place your left hand on the bible. Reporter Antonin Scalia was appointed to the high court by Ronald Reagan in 1986. He was famous for his blunt dissents. That earned him a reputation of being combative, though many who knew him
We begin with Abcs Martha Raddatz on the justice who helped shape the bench. Place your left hand on the bible. Reporter Antonin Scalia was appointed to the high court by Ronald Reagan in 1986, a lifelong paradigm of conservatism. Dissents. That earned him a reputation of being combative, though many who knew him personally said he was both charming and funny. One of his closest friends on the court, liberal Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg. For most of his time on the bench, scalia xemly if ied judicial restraint. But he was capable of puz ming his conservative counterparts at times, ruling to uphold free speech in a texas flagburning case, and striking down a prohibition on hate speech. Contrarily, he worked to limit the right to abortion, and was one apologetic about his role in bush v gore, the ruling that handed the 2000 election to headlines, voicing his dissent over the 63 decision to uphold a key component of the Affordable Care ability, or obamacare, calling it interpretive jiggery
Extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues. And a short time ago, president obama expressing his condolences, but also saying he will nominate a successor. We begin with Abcs Martha Raddatz on the justice who helped shape the bench. Place your left hand on the bible. Reporter Antonin Scalia was appointed to the high court by Ronald Reagan in 1986, a lifelong paradigm of conservatism. He was famous for his blunt dissents. That earned him a reputation of being combative, though many who knew him personally said he was both charming and funny. The court, liberal Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg. For most of his time on the bench, scalia xemly if ied judicial restraint. But he was capable of puz ming his conservative counterparts at times, ruling to uphold free speech in a texas flagburning prohibition on hate speech. Contrarily, he worked to limit the right to abortion, and was one apologetic about his role in bush v gore, the ruling that handed the 2000 elect
Reporter tom, Law Enforcement sources tell me that Justice Scalia died earlier today in texas, apparent of natural causes. U. S. Marshals are at the scene, and there is no evidence of foul play. Scalia was a giant figure in washington and news of his death has spread quickly. Were told president obama has been informed, as has Senior Justice Department officials. Washington tonight is stunned. That is right. Pierre, thank you so much. The sudden death of Justice Scalia, a huge loss for the court and the conservative moment. Chief Justice John Roberts calling him, kwoement, an extraordinary individual and admired and treasured by his colleagues. Abcs Martha Raddatz on the justice who helped shape the bench. Reporter Justice Scalia, the longestserving justice on the court, apparently died from natural causes. The 79yearold justice was staying at a ranch in west texas on a quail hunting trip with friend friends. Breakfast, a Person Associated with the ranch checked his room and found scal