by kjing | Apr 11, 2016 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Scalia Legacy
Although rarely recognized, Justice Scalia often safeguarded the Fourth Amendment rights of criminal defendants. He did so in an era where, through our email accounts, the government could learn more about us than if it searched our cars or homes. So how does a court...
by Lucy Dicks-Mireaux | Mar 4, 2016 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Scalia Legacy
With the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, many people have commented on his legacy. People have said he was a brilliant jurist, others remembered how he influenced the Supreme Court “occasionally for good, more often for ill.” As a liberal, minority woman, my views...
by CRCL | Mar 1, 2016 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Scalia Legacy
Legal formalism is a consistent theme in Justice Scalia’s voluminous opinions. Yet one should not automatically associate formalism with either originalism or conservatism. Justice Scalia’s formalist interpretation of the Constitution occasionally aligned him with the...
by Isaac Saidel-Goley | Mar 1, 2016 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Scalia Legacy
Justice Antonin Scalia was born on March 11, 1936 in Trenton, New Jersey. His father was an Italian immigrant; his mother the daughter of Italian immigrants. He grew up in Queens and attended high school in Manhattan. In 1957, he graduated as valedictorian of his...
by kika | Mar 1, 2016 | Amicus, LGBTQ Rights, Scalia Legacy, Uncategorized
Two fights erupted when Antonin Scalia died. The first was about his replacement. A mere hour after news of his passing spread, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) told the nation that Scalia’s successor would not be appointed by President Obama. What...
