Antonin Scalia nominerades till domare av Ronald Reagan 1986.
Högsta Domstolens chefsdomare John Roberts lät meddela:
“On behalf of the Court and retired Justices, I am saddened to report that our colleague Justice Antonin Scalia has passed away. He was an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues. His passing is a great loss to the Court and the country he so loyally served. We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Maureen and his family.”
Och Texas guvernör Greg Abbott meddelade:
“Justice Antonin Scalia was a man of God, a patriot, and an unwavering defender of the written Constitution and the Rule of Law. His fierce loyalty to the Constitution set an unmatched example, not just for judges and lawyers, but for all Americans. We mourn his passing, and we pray that his successor on the Supreme Court will take his place as a champion for the written Constitution and the Rule of Law.”
Scalias bortgång kommer onekligen att diskuteras i kvällens/nattens republikanska debatt och nu kommer HD-domarna på allvar att börja diskuteras för fullt i den fortsatta presidentkampanjen. I sammanhanget rekommenderas vår podcast från här om dagen, om Högsta Domstolen, och om Antonin Scalias Sverigebesök.
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Här uttalar sig ägaren av ranchen där Scalia avled, om hur han hade avlidit:
Källor: Yahoo, New York Times, Washington Post
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