Movement. His death leaves a divided court for a divided country. Sets up an epic battle for a successor and strikes at the heart of this already chaotic president ial campaign. Well hear from the candidates this morning, break down what his death means for the court and the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Good morning. Reporter good norng, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. His death had has enormous legal and political ramifications. He apparently died in his sleep on a quail hunting trip. His body was discovered after he failed the appear for a breakfast gathering. U. S. Marshals came to the scene. Law enforcement Officials Say there appears to be no foul play. The longest serving justice on the court, he was appointed by ronald ragen in 1986. A champion of conservative causes. President obama called scalias son to offer condolences and interrupted a trip to california to address the natio
Movement. Inspired a generation of legal thought. His death leaves a divided court for a divided country. Sets up an epic battle for a successor. And strikes right at the heart of this already chaotic president ial campaign. Well hear from the candidates this morning, break down what his death means for the court and the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Good morning. Reporter good morning, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. A giant here in washington. His death has enormous legal and political ramifications. Justice scalia apparently died in his sleep at a quat hunting trip at a west texas resort. His body was discovered after he failed to appear for a breakfast gathering. U. S. Marshals came to the scene. Law enforcement Officials Say there appears to be no foul play. The longest serving justice on the court, he was appointed by an astute legal mind, he became a champion of conservative cause
And the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Good morning. Reporter good morning, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. A giant here in washington. His death has enormous legal and political ramifications. Justice scalia apparently died in his sleep at a quat hunting trip at a west texas resort. His body was discovered after he failed to appear for a breakfast gathering. U. S. Marshals came to the scene. Law enforcement Officials Say there appears to be no foul play. The longest serving justice on the court, he was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986. An astute legal mind, he became a champion of conservative causes. Republican respected even by adversaries. President obama called scalias son to offer condolences and interrupted a trip to california to address the nation. He influenced a generation of judges, lawyers, and students. Landscape. Reporter his body has arrived in el paso. No word this morn
Cheney, mr. Spock for the death of Justice Scalia at age 79. Which president ial candidate added tin foil to the proverbial hat . Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Breaking news. Brandnew cnn polls laying out the state of the race in South Carolina as the republicans like to say, South Carolina picks president s. So if your name is donald j. Trump you might be grinning, four days before republicans vote in the palmetto state you have a big lead there. Hillary clinton also has a big lead, but with more than a week until South Carolina democrats flood the poll, so many undecided democrats, a sanders supporter, might, might see some evidence all is not yet lost. Dana bash with the poll numbers, ted cruz and jeb bush have been going after donald trump ever since his victory in new hampshire. But none of the attacks against him seem to have affected his standings of the polls in South Carolina. Not as of right now. This is a huge lead, to yoet qu the
Thank you, General Meese, for the kind introduction. I am honored to be here to deliver the Joseph Story Lecture. As General Meese said, Joseph Story had a profound influence on American law as a Supreme Court Justice and as a scholar, and I am honored to deliver a lecture in his name. I am particularly honored to be here when I look at the distinguished list of past speakers, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Clarence Thomas, my colleague Judge Ray Randolph, and my former colleague Judge Janice Rogers Brown, whom I miss greatly.