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Antonin Scalia

Biden Creates Commission to Study Supreme Court Expansion, Other Reforms

"To restore our democracy, we must expand the Supreme Court," said Rep. Mondaire Jones.

Kenny Stancil · Apr 9, 2021

Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) said Friday that failing to expand the U.S. Supreme Court "would leave the future of our nation, our planet, and our fundamental civil rights at the whim of a far-right supermajority that is hostile to democracy itself." (Photo: Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in to begin her Supreme Court nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 12, 2020. (Photo: Erin Schaff/Getty Images)

'This Is a Dog Whistle': Barrett Condemned for Implying That Being LGBTQ Is a Choice and Saying Working With Anti-Gay Hate Group Was 'Wonderful'

Brett Wilkins · Oct 13, 2020

Eugene Scalia

Progressives Decry Senate's Approval of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia as 'Absolute Betrayal to the American Worker'

Jessica Corbett · Sep 27, 2019

Eugene Scalia

'Secretary of Corporate Interests' More Like It, Say Critics of Trump's Anti-Worker Labor Nominee

Jessica Corbett · Sep 19, 2019

When the court reconvenes in October, its docket will include a new Second Amendment appeal—New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York—that has the potential to rival or surpass Heller for its impact on gun rights and gun regulation.(Photo: PJMixer / Flickr)

The Biggest Obstacle to Gun Control May Be the Supreme Court

Bill Blum · Aug 20, 2019

Elizabeth Warren Joins Groups Demanding GOP Leaders Reverse Supreme Court Blockade

'To refuse to act on a nomination of this magnitude is a failure to govern. We urge these senators to take a step back and consider what legacy of governance they want to leave for our country.'

Nadia Prupis · Feb 24, 2016

The Conundrums of Justice Scalia

Ralph Nader · Feb 19, 2016

What Republicans Risk By Obstructing Obama’s Supreme Court Nomination

Bill Scher · Feb 17, 2016

The Loser’s Way (or What Do You Do When Your Politics Suck?)

David Michael Green · Feb 16, 2016

With Rights in Balance, Will Scalia's Death Mean Complete Chaos or Liberal Wins?

As Republicans gear up to obstruct nominee, what will become of cases on abortion, affirmative action, and climate change?

Nadia Prupis · Feb 15, 2016

After Antonin Scalia’s Death, What’s Next for the Supreme Court?

Bill Blum · Feb 13, 2016

Resisting Tradition of False Praise, Critics Remember Antonin Scalia (1936-2016)

Found dead on Saturday, the longest-serving Justice on the current court was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and was known as one of its most right-wing and regressive voices

Jon Queally · Feb 13, 2016

Antonin Scalia: Torture’s Not Torture Unless He Says It Is

Katrina vanden Heuvel · Jan 5, 2015

Ann Coulter and Justice Antonin Scalia to Synagogue - Jews Are Safer with Christians in Charge

Thom Hartmann · Oct 12, 2007

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