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. 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 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 frie friends. Breakfast, a Person Associated with the ranch checked his room an
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. 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 radadtz 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. 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. Appointed to the high court by Ronald Reagan in 1986. A lifelong paradigm of co
Correspondent Pierre Thomas joins us with what we know at this hour. Pierre . 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. 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 longestserving justice on the court, apparently died from natural causes. Staying at a ranch in west texas on a quail hunting trip with friend fr
He was an extraordinary strij, admired and treasured. His passing is a great loss to the court and the country he so loyally served. We extend our deepest condolences to his family. I want to bring in terry moran, who covers the Supreme Court here at abc news. Terry, talk to me about the legacy tonight on Justice Scalia. Reporter tom, its a towering legacy. Not just on the Supreme Court, but right through all of american law, really, for three decades and more. Antonin scalia led the charge for conservatives in american law. Led the effort to roll back what you might call the 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 by sheer force of a very way way. The constitution, scalia says, means what it meant to the people who wrote it and ratified it. And in decision after decision, not
To conservatives in and out of the courts, say, stop. Judges should not be this way, that theres another way to do this. It is an incalculable loss, husband death, to the conservative movement. And as we heard, from chief justice roberts, to the court. He was a manwho, with a relish for life, that was infek chus, a great sense of humor and a gift for friendship. Among those mourning on the court, his best friend on the court, really, Justice Ruth Bader r nsburg, the most liberal justice. They were very Close Friends for many years, and even justice el late that y ena elena kagan, was charmed by him. He introduced her to quail hunting and she went with him every year. So, he was a remarkable man. Controversial ideas. Heas the boogie man for many, many liberals in and out o the courts. But no question, while there may not be a scalia era on the court, you cant point to that many rulings he won, theres scalia influence on the court and in the law. And terry, you pointed out with me on the