Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies

Antonin Scalia, leading figure of the conservative wing of the Supreme Court, has died at age 79, reports The Hill.

He died, apparently of natural causes, while on vacation in Texas.

According to The Hill:

Replacing Scalia with a liberal justice could change the balance of the court under Chief Justice John Roberts.

There is likely to be significant pressure on the Senate, which is in Republican hands, to hold off on confirming anyone nominated by President Obama, who is in his last year in office.

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