Justice Antonin Scalia: The Guardian of the Constitution

Antonin Scalia was articulate, brilliant, and combative. But most of all he was a man animated by and dedicated to the original meaning of Constitution. The first Italian American to serve on the United States Supreme Court, he served as the scholarly stalwart of the Court’s conservatives for nearly thirty years, Savoring debate and argument, he lived with passion, and he made his case with a biting wit. He was a true warrior in the intellectual vineyards. But his opponents were always ideas and not people. This most engaging quality garnered him the respect of even of those on the other side of the ideological divide. Scalia and his liberal counterpart Ruth Bader Ginsburg were the best of friends, both on and off the court. Generations of lawyers and laymen have been attracted to both his genius and his compelling personality. Scalia is a legal and cultural touchstone. As a jurist, his principled opinions have resonated beyond his lifetime. As a man, he has become a symbol who transcends the legal nomenclature to stand for broader American values.

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