Scalia critics say justice too political last term
By | Associated Press – 35 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Antonin Scalia drew unusually critical attention during this past Supreme Court term for comments he made in court and in his writing that seemed to some more political than judicial.
His dissent in the Arizona immigration case contained a harsh assessment of the Obama administration‘s immigration policy and prompted a public rebuke from a fellow Republican-appointed judge.
Scalia’s aggressive demeanor during argument sessions even earned him some gentle teasing from his closest personal friend on the court. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, speaking at a Washington convention, said the term’s high-profile cases may explain why Scalia “called counsel’s argument ‘extraordinary’ no fewer than 10 times.”
The 76-year-old Scalia is a gifted writer with a razor wit and willingness to do battle with those on the other side of an issue.
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