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Aiden Fucci pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday morning in the death of St. Johns County classmate Tristyn Bailey.

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Supreme Court Justice Scalia was 'basically' a member of the Ku Klux Klan, Emory law professor claims

An Emory University School of Law professor said that Judge Antonin Scalia was 'basically' part of a White supremacist hate group, the Ku Klux Klan.

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Supreme Court asked to bar punishment for acquitted conduct

In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes juries found they didn’t commit.

The Respect for Marriage Act Is Also a Victory for Same-Sex-Marriage Opponents

It favors the rights of religious groups over those of gay couples—and, if Obergefell were to be overruled, it would create two classes of marriage.

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AP WAS THERE: Supreme Court gives same-sex marriage rights

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry.

The Kingdom of Antonin Scalia

This Supreme Court has embraced his doctrine of judicial modesty in an imperious fashion.

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Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner

Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary.

Justices’ past affirmative action views, in their own words

A Supreme Court that is the most diverse in history will hear two cases Monday challenging the use of affirmative action in higher education.

From Bakke to Fisher, evolution of affirmative action cases

When the Supreme Court takes up the issue of affirmative action again Monday, it'll be for the second time in six years.

New Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes herself heard

Over eight oral arguments, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dominated questioning and commentary, speaking twice as much as her next most loquacious colleague.

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Totenberg tests tenet of journalism with source friendships

Journalists often have to be friendly to sources to get information.

Justice Jackson says she has 'a seat at the table'

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she has “a seat at the table now and I’m ready to work,” leaning into her history-making role as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

On Constitution Day, honor our chief governing document as one of history's highest political achievements

Constitution Day means we should honor our chief governing document as one of history’s highest political achievements. The place to start is by reading it.

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Supreme Court ‘Originalists’ Are Flying a False Flag

The new conservative majority promised to heed the intent of the Constitution’s framers to restrain judicial overreach. Instead, it cherry-picks history to rationalize its activism.

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Anti-Roe justices a part of Catholicism's conservative wing

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at a time when it has an unprecedented Catholic supermajority.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a lot to celebrate

Last week Clarence Thomas achieved two long-sought goals: expanding gun rights and overturning Roe v. Wade’s nationwide protection for abortion.

Letter to the editor: 2nd Amendment refers to ‘people’

I assume that a word used in the Constitution in one section has the same meaning or definition when used elsewhere in the Constitution.

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Political Lessons for Democrats in a Post-Roe America

Democrats can look across the aisle if they want pointers on how to overcome the challenges of an unrepresentative political system, a stacked Court, and their internal divisions.

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Supreme Court conservatives flex muscle in sweeping rulings

Sweeping Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion this past week have sent an unmistakable message.

Kavanaugh incident could lead to more security for judges

A man armed with a machete once broke into Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s vacation home in the Caribbean and took $1,000.

Analyst: Leak Justice Thomas calls ‘unthinkable breach of trust’ has led to historic protests

Justice Clarence Thomas says that the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this month.

Clarence Thomas says abortion leak has changed Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas says that the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this month.

Justices hold 1st meeting since leak of draft Roe opinion

The Supreme Court’s nine justices met in private for the first time since the leak of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v.

The real plot to steal the 2020 — and 2024 — election

A fixture of the conservative legal establishment outlined the Republican Party's strategy for undercutting American voters.

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Book excerpt: "The Rule of Five," on arguing climate change before the Supreme Court

Harvard Law professor Richard J. Lazarus writes about the most important environmental cases ever decided by the nation's highest court: restricting greenhouse gas emissions from new cars.

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Jackson, COVID and a retirement show Congress' partisan path

A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process.

Cheers for Jackson, who declares, 'We've made it, all of us'

Tearfully embracing a history-making moment, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court shows the progress of America.

Jackson will join more diverse and conservative high court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it’s been since the 1930s.

Post Politics Now A first hurdle for Judge Jackson en route to the Supreme Court

Live news and analysis of the day in politics from the staff of the Washington Post.

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Ginni Thomas texts leave GOP lawmakers scrambling

Ginni Thomas's text messages to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol have sparked questions over the extent of her activism within the GOP. It's also left Republican lawmakers grappling with how to respond to Thomas and her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.Thomas sent a total of 21 text messages to Meadows, then the president's chief of staff, urging him to find a way to...

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Senate Democrat Wyden says Supreme Court Justice Thomas should recuse in cases involving Trump, Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows to seek to overturn the election of Joe Biden.

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Scalia’s Ghost Is Haunting Conservative Justices

The late Supreme Court giant united his philosophical heirs behind theories of originalism and textualism. Now those ideas are becoming a source of conflict.

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How to get on the Supreme Court? Smile a lot, speak a little

When presidents nominate a candidate to serve on the Supreme Court, they often ask an experienced Washington hand to help shepherd that candidate through the Senate confirmation process.

All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson may not get any Republican votes.

Justice Thomas slams cancel culture, 'packing' Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he's worried about efforts to politicize the court or add additional justices.

Biden's past Supreme Court experience helped inform choice

President Joe Biden knows better than anyone the unexpected turns a Supreme Court nomination can take after it lands on Capitol Hill.

US drops name of Trump's 'China Initiative' after criticism

The Justice Department is scrapping the name of a Trump-era initiative intended to crack down on economic espionage by Beijing but criticized as unfairly targeting Chinese professors at American colleges because of their ethnicity.

For high court nominees 'When's your birthday?' matters

If President Joe Biden’s search for a nominee to the Supreme Court could be summed up by a Help Wanted ad it might read: “Seeking a well-respected liberal jurist.

Graham becomes early player to watch in Supreme Court drama

Sen. Lindsey Graham is among a handful of Republicans declaring a willingness to back President Joe Biden's yet-to-be-announced Supreme Court nominee.

Jackson, in high court mix, traces law interest to preschool

When Ketanji Brown Jackson’s younger daughter was 11, she drafted a letter to President Barack Obama suggesting her federal-judge mom for a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

High court conservatives target O'Connor, Kennedy opinions

For years the Supreme Court moved to the left or right only as far as Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy allowed.

Media barred from Justice Gorsuch talk to Federalist Society

Justice Neil Gorsuch is speaking this weekend to the conservative legal group that boosted his Supreme Court candidacy.

Divided no more? Court opening may draw Democrats together

Democrats have fractured repeatedly over President Joe Biden’s agenda, stalling legislation and creating an atmosphere of mistrust that threatens the party’s political prospects in November.

Breyer leaves a court more conservative than one he joined

In the nearly 30 years that Justice Stephen Breyer has spent on the Supreme Court, it's been conservative, then more conservative and now much more conservative.

Breyer: a pragmatic approach searching for a middle ground

Multiple sources say Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire.

Buyers are bidding thousands of dollars for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's books in an online auction

The highest bid so far: $18,000, for a signed copy of "My Life on the Road," the memoir of leading feminist activist Gloria Steinem.

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Biden's Supreme Court commission releases final report

The commission tasked by President Joe Biden with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released its final draft report.

A would-be justice makes his Supreme Court debut

Merrick Garland finally made his Supreme Court debut on Tuesday.

Future of abortion rights depends on a Supreme Court for which compromise seems elusive

A bold change in the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on abortion could reinforce a growing perception among Americans that the justices’ decisions are political.

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Live updates Supreme Court hears challenge to N.Y. gun law

Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett are seen as pivotal to the outcome of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which seeks to answer to what extent Americans have a constitutional right to carry concealed firearms outside the home and in public places.

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Supreme Court looks to medieval England in gun rights case

The court's originalists look to history to determine the meaning of the 2nd Amendment and the right to 'keep and bear arms.'

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Supreme Court commission talks positively of shorter terms

A commission tasked with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court is releasing a first look at its review.

Poll numbers down, justices say they aren’t politicians

To some observers, the Supreme Court is facing the most serious threat to its legitimacy since its decision in Bush v.

Barrett concerned about public perception of Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is expressing concerns that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution.

Origin story of the Texas law that could upend Roe v. Wade

The road to a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state began in a town called Waskom, population 1,600.

Stephen Breyer hints at retiring from the Supreme Court

Stephen Breyer hints at retiring from the Supreme Court

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Biden's judges: More diverse and more of them

President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are putting judges on federal trial and appellate courts at a much faster clip than Biden’s recent predecessors.

Does Breyer follow big term with retirement, or hang around?

The end of the current Supreme Court term is coming up, and Stephen Breyer is the justice to watch.

Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add

A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break.

Religion and free speech among cases justices could add

A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break.

McConnell says it's 'highly unlikely' he'd fill Biden SCOTUS vacancy in 2024 if GOP retakes Senate

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says it would be “highly unlikely” that he’d allow President Biden to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if Republicans were to take control of the chamber.

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McConnell: "Highly unlikely" he would allow Biden to fill Supreme Court vacancy in 2024

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday that it is "highly unlikely" a Supreme Court nominee picked by Biden would be confirmed in 2024 if Republicans take control of the Senate.Why it matters: A record number of judges, plus three Supreme Court justices, were confirmed under Trump. Democrats have pledged to "restore the balance" of the courts.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.What they're saying: Hewitt asked

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Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court

Abortion.

Biden cancels Trump's planned 'Garden of American Heroes'

President Joe Biden has put the kibosh on his predecessor’s planned “National Garden of American Heroes."

Australian judge upholds temporary ban on Indian travel

An Australian judge on Monday rejected a challenge to a temporary COVID-19 ban on citizens returning from India. The government imposed the Indian travel ban on April 30 to relieve pressure on quarantine facilities for returned international travelers. The ban will be lifted on Friday when a government-chartered plane is expected to repatriate 150 of the 9,000 Australians in India who want to come home.

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The New, Conservative Supreme Court Is Returning to the Second Amendment

The decision could gut state laws, at a time when more and more Americans favor stricter gun regulation.

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Democrats begin long-shot push to expand the Supreme Court

Legislation introduced by a group of Democratic lawmakers would to add four seats to the nine-member Supreme Court, in a long-shot bid designed to counter the court’s rightward tilt during the Trump administration.

Group to study more justices, term limits for Supreme Court

President Joe Biden has ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a commission that will spend the next 180 days examining the incendiary political issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for its justices.

Breyer says big Supreme Court changes could diminish trust

Justice Stephen Breyer is telling liberal advocates of big changes at the Supreme Court, including expanding the number of justices, to think “long and hard” about what they’re proposing.

Breyer mum as some liberals urge him to quit Supreme Court

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON – Forgive progressives who aren't looking forward to the sequel of their personal “Nightmare on First Street," a Supreme Court succession story. Other liberal voices have said Breyer should retire when the court finishes its work for the term, usually by early summer. Among the names being circulated are California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, U.S. District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and U.S. District Court Judge Michelle Childs. Breyer's departure wouldn't do anything to change the conservatives' 6-3 edge on the Supreme Court.

Biden getting 1st shot at making mark on federal judiciary

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington. Barring an improbable expansion of the Supreme Court, Biden won’t be able to do anything about the high court’s entrenched conservative majority any time soon. That’s because Republicans who controlled the Senate in the final two years of the Obama White House confirmed relatively few judges. Biden already has pledged to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court if a seat opens up. But some Republicans and conservative groups are wary about what Democrats might try to do now that they control Congress and the White House.

Garland vows sharp focus on Capitol riot as attorney general

Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be Attorney General, is sworn in at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. That is what I intend to do as the attorney general," Garland said. Garland said his first briefing as attorney general would be focused on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Other backers include two sons of former Attorney General Edward Levi. “There have been few moments in history where the role of attorney general — and the occupant of that post — have mattered more,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate Judiciary chairman.

Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG

The once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Now, the once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Garland's high court nomination by President Barack Obama in 2016 died because the Republican-controlled Senate refused to hold a hearing. The Justice Department on late Saturday released a copy of Garland’s opening statement. Graham said in a tweet that Garland would be a “sound choice” to lead the Justice Department.

Biden introduces Merrick Garland as attorney general pick

Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. If confirmed by the Senate, which is likely, Garland would take over as the U.S. attorney general at a critical moment for the country and the agency. His confirmation prospects as attorney general were all but ensured when Democrats scored control of the Senate majority by winning both Georgia Senate seats. Biden also introduced three others for senior Justice Department leadership posts on Thursday, including Obama administration homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general and former Justice Department civil rights chief Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general, the No. Garland was selected over other finalists including former Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.

Amy Coney Barrett emphasizes her family in confirmation hearing opening statement

U.S. Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who has been nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 30, 2020. Judge Amy Coney Barrett will focus on her family in the opening statement of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings set to begin on Monday, according to prepared remarks obtained by NBC News. The 48-year-old will say that becoming a Supreme Court justice was "not a position I had sought out, and I thought carefully before accepting." "I believe Americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written." Barrett will also use the speech to praise Ginsburg, saying she was "nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg's seat, but no one will ever take her place.

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Sen. Ted Cruz: GOP will protect Americans with preexisting conditions if Obamacare struck down

Republicans will protect Americans who have preexisting conditions, even if the Supreme Court rules the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, Sen. Ted Cruz told CNBC on Monday. Cruz, a Republican from Texas, said on "Squawk Box" he is not sure how the Supreme Court would rule in the upcoming case. "What they're talking about is what they think politically resonates, but 100 out of 100 senators agree we're going to protect preexisting conditions regardless of what happens with Obamacare." In the text of Trump's order, it contends the Affordable Care Act was "flawed from its inception and should be struck down." A recent poll from The New York Times and Siena College found 57% of Americans support the Affordable Care Act while 38% oppose it.

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Amy Coney Barrett pays homage to conservative mentor Antonin Scalia — 'His judicial philosophy is mine too'

Barrett paid homage to Scalia, praising the late justice as her mentor. Scalia led the conservative wing of the high court before his death in 2016 and was a frequent target of liberal ire. A former Notre Dame law professor, Barrett drew clear comparisons between her approach to the law and Scalia's, saying "his judicial philosophy is mine too." Barrett also praised the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose vacant seat she will fill if confirmed by the Senate. Barrett is a conservative 48-year-old federal appeals court judge widely favored by social conservatives and the religious right.

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Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, setting up election year confirmation battle

Barrett is a 48-year-old federal appeals court judge favored by social conservatives and the religious right. "If President Trump has his way, complications from COVID-19, like lung scarring and heart damage, could become the next deniable pre-existing condition," Biden said. The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative organization, announced it had launched a seven-figure television and digital ad buy in favor of Barrett's confirmation. He has kept that promise and I look forward to supporting Judge Barrett's confirmation," JCN president Carrie Severino said in a statement. During Barrett's confirmation hearing in September of 2016, Feinstein said she had concerns related to past statements about religion.

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Antonin Scalia's son on his father's "odd couple" friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"She said at one point that when they were judges together, initially on the appeals court, they sat next to each other and my dad would whisper jokes to her during arguments," Scalia's son recounted.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish was not to be 'replaced' until there's a new president

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen as she presents the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Inaugural Woman of Leadership Award to Agnes Gund at The Library of Congress on February 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. Just days before her death Friday evening, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that her "most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed," according to an NPR report. Her death comes less than seven weeks before the 2020 election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. "The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president," McConnell said in 2016.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on 60 Minutes in 2008

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court justice who served longer than any woman, championing a liberal stance on issues dividing the nation, has died, the Supreme Court said on Friday. In 2008, Justice Ginsburg appeared on the broadcast as part of a profile Lesley Stahl reported on fellow Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. She talked about the ways the Supreme Court justices worked together, in spite of their different ideologies. She also spoke fondly of her friendship with the late Scalia, whom she would sometimes call with writing advice. Ginsburg was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993.

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Labor secretary: Most states distributing $600-per-week federal aid on top of state jobless benefits

Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia told CNBC on Friday that the federal government is helping states deal with the crush of Americans filing for unemployment insurance and the guidelines for paying out an additional federal coronavirus stipend. "About two-thirds of the states are now making those payments," Scalia said. Scalia, son of late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, said the federal government is providing resources to the states, some of which have decades-old computer systems. In just a month, 22 million workers have filed first-time jobless claims, including more than 5.2 million last week alone. The U.S. economy is close to wiping out all the jobs created in the 10 years since the Great Recession.

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What do we know about Obama's Supreme Court pick?

President Obama has nominated Judge Merrick Garland as the nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. What do we know about Judge Garland? CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, CBSN political contributor Leslie Sanchez, Democratic Strategist Lynda Tran, and senior fellow at the Cato Institute Ilya Shapiro join CBSN with more details on the president's pick.

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President Obama introduces Merrick Garland as Supreme Court nominee

President Obama has nominated Judge Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia's death. Garland, 63, is the chief judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama introduced Garland in a White House Rose Garden ceremony.

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President Obama to nominate Merrick Garland to Supreme Court

President Obama will nominate Merrick Garland to U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia's death. CBS News' Jan Crawford and the CATO Institute's Ilya Shapiro discuss Obama's nomination on CBSN.

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Supreme Court justices begin hearing cases after Scalia's death

The Supreme Court returns to work Monday for the first time since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Thousands of mourners gathered in Washington Saturday for his funeral. The justices will hear oral arguments without Scalia for the first time, as none of the eight remaining justices have served without him. Jan Crawford reports.

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Thousands pay respect to Justice Antonin Scalia

Thousands of mourners filed past Antonin Scalia's casket in the rotunda of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. Jan Crawford reports on the emotional day.

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Justice Antonin Scalia's body lies in repose at the Supreme Court

Watch: Justice Antonin Scalia's casket arrives at the Supreme Court, while son Paul reads a prayer as his body lies in repose. CBS contributor Bob Schieffer joins CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Meg Oliver with more on the ceremony honoring Scalia.

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Justice Scalia to lie in repose at Supreme Court

Official ceremonies to honor Justice Antonin Scalia begin Friday morning in Washington. Scalia's casket will be taken to the Supreme Court to lie in repose before his funeral mass Saturday. The 79-year-old justice was found dead last Saturday at a West Texas ranch. Jan Crawford reports.

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Obama criticized over decision to skip Scalia's funeral

A CBS News poll shows Americans are split over the president’s plan to nominate a successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Forty-seven percent in our poll say the president should choose a nominee this year and 46 percent say the next president should make the decision. A spokesman says President Obama will not go to a funeral mass for the late justice. Vice President Joe Biden will attend. Margaret Brennan reports.

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Conspiracy theories suggest Antonin Scalia didn't die from natural causes

Days after the sudden death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, President Obama is taking his time to nominate a replacement. At the same time, some high-profile figures have suggested Scalia's death may be a murder. Scalia was found with a pillow over his face, and there will be no autopsy. Republican front-runner Donald Trump has stated multiple times that Scalia's death was foul play. With more on Scalia's replacement and death, CBS News' Jan Crawford joins CBSN from the Supreme Court.

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Questions, conspiracy theories surround Scalia's death

Donald Trump is talking about conspiracy theories that claim Justice Antonin Scalia may have died of foul play. Texas authorities did not do an autopsy after Scalia's body was found. Confusion and lingering questions led to some wild speculation about the venerated justice’s, but the owner of the ranch where Scalia died tried to clarify his comments about how he saw “a pillow over his head.” Jan Crawford reports.

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Obama slams Senate GOP over Supreme Court nominee battle

Senate Republicans vow to reject whomever President Obama recommends to succeed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who died Saturday. But the president is telling senators to "do their job" and keep an open mind on his next nominee. Scalia's funeral is scheduled for Saturday in Washington. Jan Crawford reports on the battle over filling the justice’s seat.

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Sen. Orrin Hatch slams "politics" in Supreme Court fight

Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, a ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, tells CBSN's Contessa Brewer why the next president should be the one to nominate a candidate to fill Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court seat.

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GOP debate fallout, Scalia's legacy remembered: #CBSN10 trending stories

The fallout continues after a contentious Republican debate in South Carolina, Antonin Scalia's legal legacy is remembered and more are among today's CBSNews.com trending stories.

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Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's lasting friendship

Despite distinctly different politics, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg maintained a very close friendship. Jan Crawford reports on their lasting relationship.

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Obama could nominate Scalia's successor next week

The president may name his selection for Justice Antonin Scalia's replacement on the Supreme Court within the next 30 days -- maybe as early as next week. Margaret Brennan takes a look at some potential nominees.

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Scalia's death hits Supreme Court at pivotal time

The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia drops the court down to eight members as several controversial cases come up on the docket. Jan Crawford reports on how the conservative icon's passing could possibly stall those cases.

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2/15: Scalia's death hits Supreme Court at pivotal time; Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's lasting friendship

The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia drops the court down to eight members as several controversial cases come up on the docket; Despite distinctly different politics, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg maintained a very close friendship.

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Scalia's replacement, the Grammys, and Eliot Spitzer's latest accusation: #CBSN10 trending stories

President Obama will nominate Antonin Scalia's replacement on the Supreme Court, tonight's Grammys are music's biggest night, and former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is allegedly being investigated for assault. Those stories and more trending on CBSNews.com

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Who might the Senate let Obama replace Antonin Scalia with?

After the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday, there's been a growing fight over his replacement. President Barack Obama needs the Senate's approval to elect a nominee on the Supreme Court. His choice could shift the conservative balance in the court; however, many Republicans vow to block Obama's pick, no matter who that may be. With more, CBS News' Jan Crawford joins CBSN.

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