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Justice Scalia was more outspoken off the court than on it, where he was typically silent in the denial of conservative petitions for certiorari,<ref>Justice Scalia wrote dissents from denials of cert only about three times in a decade, a rate of less than 1 in 20,000 cert denials.</ref> and he often joined liberal colleagues in opinions.<ref>Scalia's off-the-court commentary has caused problems for himself, as when ''pro se'' litigant Dr. Michael Newdow successfully filed a motion that led to Justice Scalia recusing himself from Newdow's challenge to the Pledge of Allegiance to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. [supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/02-1624/03-7.recuse.pdf]</ref>  Scalia once quipped about himself to the media, "Ah yes, esteemed jurist by day, man about town by night."<ref>http://www.oyez.org/justices/antonin_scalia/</ref>  Scalia's written dissents were sometimes scathing, as in ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'', in ridicule of the Court opinion written by the less [[conservative]] Republican-appointed Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]].

Justice Scalia was more outspoken off the court than on it, where he was typically silent in the denial of conservative petitions for certiorari,<ref>Justice Scalia wrote dissents from denials of cert only about three times in a decade, a rate of less than 1 in 20,000 cert denials.</ref> and he often joined liberal colleagues in opinions.<ref>Scalia's off-the-court commentary has caused problems for himself, as when ''pro se'' litigant Dr. Michael Newdow successfully filed a motion that led to Justice Scalia recusing himself from Newdow's challenge to the Pledge of Allegiance to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. [supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/02-1624/03-7.recuse.pdf]</ref>  Scalia once quipped about himself to the media, "Ah yes, esteemed jurist by day, man about town by night."<ref>http://www.oyez.org/justices/antonin_scalia/</ref>  Scalia's written dissents were sometimes scathing, as in ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'', in ridicule of the Court opinion written by the less [[conservative]] Republican-appointed Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]].

Justice Scalia was the author, with the support of three liberal and three conservative Justices, of the 7-2 decision declaring the sale of "extremely violent" [[video games]] to children to be protected by under the [[First Amendment]], which no law can limit.  He is more likely than Justices Alito or Thomas to join [[liberal]] Justices in a non-[[conservative]] ruling, and vice-versa. However, this is based on a formula which characterizes votes in favor of freedom of speech and greater individual rights against government power as "liberal", a position which many conservatives would take issue with.

Justice Scalia was the author of the 7–2 decision in 2011 declaring the sale of "extremely violent" [[video games]] to children to be protected by under the [[First Amendment]], which no law can limit (though the two other conservative justices who joined him partially dissented).  He was more likely than Justices Alito or Thomas to join [[liberal]] Justices in a non-[[conservative]] ruling, and vice-versa.

==Early life==

==Early life==

Scalia was born on March 11, 1936, in Trenton, New Jersey, the only child to Salvatore Eugene Scalia and Catherine Panaro Scalia.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eb9x3GHuLdIC&pg=PA1 The Political Thought of Justice Antonin Scalia: A Hamiltonian on the Supreme Court]</ref>

Scalia was born on March 11, 1936, in Trenton, New Jersey, the only child of Salvatore Eugene Scalia and Catherine Panaro Scalia.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eb9x3GHuLdIC&pg=PA1 The Political Thought of Justice Antonin Scalia: A Hamiltonian on the Supreme Court]</ref>

== Legal Philosophy==

== Legal Philosophy==

[[George Mason University]] proposes to name its law school in honor of Justice Scalia.

[[George Mason University]] proposes to name its law school in honor of Justice Scalia.

In an unprecedented move, the Senate did not conduct a confirmation hearing for the [[liberal]] [[Merrick Garland]]. Garland was Obama's nominee to succeed Scalia.<ref>http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/senate_hold_on_merrick_garland_nomination_is_unprecedented_almost/</ref> The Court remained incomplete for the remainder of Obama's term, which was more than six months. The Senate chose this action because it knew that Obama's nominee was a leftist who would shift the court to the left and would [[Judicial Activism|legislate]] even more oppressive and unconstitutional decisions than it already had. Scalia himself did not retire during the Obama Administration because he knew of the damaging consequences that would result from such a move.<ref>Coyle, Marcia; Mauro, Tony (October 29, 2012). [http://www.niu.edu/polisci/faculty/profiles/ward/ward_files/ElectingaSupremeCourt.pdf Electing a Supreme Court]. ''The National Law Journal''. Retrieved Janary 22, 2017.</ref>

In an unprecedented move, the Senate did not conduct a confirmation hearing for the [[liberal]] [[Merrick Garland]]. Garland was Obama's nominee to succeed Scalia.<ref>http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/senate_hold_on_merrick_garland_nomination_is_unprecedented_almost/</ref> The Court remained incomplete for the remainder of Obama's term, which was more than six months. The Senate chose this action because it knew that Obama's nominee was a leftist who would shift the court to the left and would [[Judicial Activism|legislate]] even more oppressive and unconstitutional decisions than it already had. Scalia himself did not retire during the Obama Administration because he knew of the damaging consequences that would result from such a move.<ref>Coyle, Marcia; Mauro, Tony (October 29, 2012). [http://www.niu.edu/polisci/faculty/profiles/ward/ward_files/ElectingaSupremeCourt.pdf Electing a Supreme Court]. ''The National Law Journal''. Retrieved January 22, 2017.</ref>

== Former Clerks ==

== Former Clerks ==

As a [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice, Scalia has mentored over 80 clerks. They include:

As a [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice, Scalia has mentored over 80 clerks. They include:

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[http://www.libertylawsite.org/2016/02/18/symposium-on-justice-scalia/ Symposium on Justice Scalia]

*[http://www.libertylawsite.org/2016/02/18/symposium-on-justice-scalia/ Symposium on Justice Scalia]

== References ==

== References ==

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