His three decades on the court inspired a conservative movement and inflamed liberal critics. He championed a judicial philosophy known as originalism, which seeks to interpret the constitution at the time it was written. He ridiculed the notion of a living constitution. He was known for his witty, sarcastic, and often humorous dissent. He once wrote, an issue of this sort will frequently come before the court clad in sheeps clothing, but this wolf comes as a wolf. He relished jousting during oral arguments. His landmark 2008 decision in District Of Columbia versus heller held that the Second Amendment gives individuals the right to own guns. He could be very provocative at times on social issues like samesex marriage, abortion, and affirmative action. He was a passionate defender of the Death Penalty. His rulings on the sixth amendment often favored criminal defendants. He enjoyed baseball, opera, and singing at christmas parties. He was friends with Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, his i
His three decades on the court inspired a conservative movement inflamed literal privet critics. He championed originalism, which sent to interpret the constitution at the time it was written. For his witty, sarcastic, and often humorous dissent. He once wrote, an issue of this sort will frequently come before the court clad in sheeps clothing, but this wolf comes as a wolf. In landmark 2008 decision District Of Columbia versus heller pill that the Second Amendment gives individuals the right to own guns. He could be very provocative at times on social issues like samesex marriage, abortion, and affirmative action. He was a passionate defender of the Death Penalty. His rulings on the sixth amendment often favored criminal defendants. Baseball, opera, and singing at christmas parties. He was friends with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, his ideological opposite. Said, iginsburg disagreed with most of what he said, but i loved the way he said it. A devout catholic, scalia celebrated mass in latin. H
Constitutional duty and nominate in due time a successor to replace Justice Scalia. For almost 30 years Justice Antonin Scalia was a larger than life presence on the bench. A brilliant legal mind with an energetic style, an incisive wit and colorful opinions. He influenced a generation of judges, lawyers and students and profoundly shaped the legal landscape. He will no doubt be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the Supreme Court. Justice scalia dedicated his life to the cornerstone of our democracy, the rule of law. Tonight we honor his Extraordinary Service to our nation and remember one of the t towering legal figures of our time. Antonin scalia was born in trenton, new jersey, to an italian immigrant family. After graduating from Georgetown University and harvard law school, he worked at a law form and taught law before entering a life of public service. He rose from assistant attorney general to judge on the d. C. Circuit court to associat
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