Brian Sandoval, governor of Nevada, attends a news conference at the Nevada State Capitol building in Carson City, Nevada, Sept. 4, 2014. David Calvert/Bloomberg/Getty Images (ABC News) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has taken himself out of consideration as a possible Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. In a statement, Sandoval said “earlier today I notified…
(ABC News) — Justice Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court chair and the bench directly in front of it have been draped with black wool crepe in memory of the late jurist, the court announced this morning. A black drape also hangs over the courtroom doors, in keeping with Supreme Court tradition that dates back to at least the death of Chief…
(ABC News) — Current and retired Supreme Court Justices are reflecting on the life and legacy JusticeAntonin Scalia in the wake of his death Saturday, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who described Scalia’s “wisdom, scholarship, and technical brilliance,” and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who said she and Scalia were “best buddies.” Scalia died Saturday from natural causes while staying at the…
