Justice Scalia

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:affirms 98-0
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:Sir_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:1986
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:American_Bar_Association's_Silver_Gavel_Award
gptkbp:birth_date March 11, 1936
gptkbp:born_on March 11, 1936
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Scalia_Family_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Scalia
gptkb:Paul_Scalia
gptkb:Eugene_Scalia
gptkb:Christopher_Scalia
gptkb:Catherine_Scalia
Mary Scalia
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:death_date February 13, 2016
gptkbp:died_on February 13, 2016
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Hamdan_v._Rumsfeld
gptkb:United_States_v._Texas
gptkb:King_v._Burwell
gptkb:National_Federation_of_Independent_Business_v._Sebelius
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Texas_v._Johnson
gptkb:Boumediene_v._Bush
gptkb:Michigan_v._EPA
gptkb:NLRB_v._Noel_Canning
gptkb:Stenberg_v._Carhart
gptkb:Gratz_v._Bollinger
gptkb:Kelo_v._City_of_New_London
gptkb:Zubik_v._Burwell
gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey
gptkb:Bostock_v._Clayton_County
gptkb:Carpenter_v._United_States
gptkb:United_States_v._Lopez
gptkb:Grutter_v._Bollinger
gptkb:California_v._Texas
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:United_States_v._Windsor
gptkb:United_States_v._Jones
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkb:Snyder_v._Phelps
gptkb:Carhart_v._Gonzales
gptkb:Rumsfeld_v._Padilla
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
gptkb:Fisher_v._University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkb:Bowers_v._Hardwick
gptkb:Wal-Mart_Stores,_Inc._v._Dukes
gptkb:Whole_Woman's_Health_v._Hellerstedt
gptkbp:education gptkb:Georgetown_University
gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:hobbies gptkb:Reading
gptkb:opera
Fishing
Hunting
Traveling
gptkbp:hometown gptkb:Trenton,_New_Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice Scalia
gptkbp:influence Conservative legal thought
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Neil_Gorsuch
gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Richard_Posner
gptkb:Robert_Bork
gptkbp:is_served_by gptkb:1986
September 26, 1986
gptkbp:judicial_approach Conservative
gptkbp:known_for Influential legal opinions
gptkbp:legacy Influence on Supreme Court jurisprudence
Impact on constitutional interpretation
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:1986
gptkb:2016
gptkb:lawyer
Originalism
Strict constructionism
Textualism
gptkbp:notable_for Originalism
Textualism
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am not a philosopher. I am a lawyer."
" Words matter."
" The Constitution is not a living organism; it is a legal document."
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Trenton,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Scalia,_Virginia
Shannon Airport, Texas
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
Conservative
Republican
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:reviews gptkb:King_v._Burwell
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:2016
February 13, 2016
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maureen_Scalia
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Neil_Gorsuch
gptkbp:view_on_abortion Opposed
gptkbp:view_on_affirmative_action Opposed
gptkbp:view_on_campaign_finance Supported limits on campaign finance
gptkbp:view_on_death_penalty Supported
gptkbp:view_on_environmental_regulations Skeptical of federal regulations
gptkbp:view_on_executive_power Limited executive power
gptkbp:view_on_federalism Strong proponent of states' rights
gptkbp:view_on_free_speech Strongly supported
gptkbp:view_on_gun_rights Strongly supported
gptkbp:view_on_healthcare Opposed to the Affordable Care Act
gptkbp:view_on_immigration Strict enforcement of immigration laws
gptkbp:view_on_privacy Limited right to privacy
gptkbp:view_on_religious_freedom Strongly supported
gptkbp:view_on_same_sex_marriage Opposed
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Reading_Law:_The_Interpretation_of_Legal_Texts
A Matter of Interpretation
gptkbp:writings gptkb:Reading_Law:_The_Interpretation_of_Legal_Texts
A Matter of Interpretation
gptkbp:wrote dissenting opinions
gptkbp:wrote_article The Dissenting Opinion: A Historical Perspective
The Rule of Law as a Law of Rules
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_v._Virginia
gptkb:Romer_v._Evans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4