Antonin scalia

The Democratic candidate seemed to criticize President Obama's choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

"I've selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of America's sharpest legal minds but as someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, evenhandedness and excellence," Obama said.

The Supreme Court is meant to adhere to the letter of the law, not to draw on life experiences.

Sandoval, a Mexican-American who is considered a moderate Republican, did not offer a reason for his withdrawal.

The Supreme Court was asked to decide: Does a disabled golfer using a golf cart enjoy an unfair advantage?

Service provides a brief respite for official Washington from the fierce battle over his succession.

How much do the top six names heading for Scalia's vacancy on the Supreme Court currently earn?

From Citizens United to redistricting and voter fraud, the Supreme Court could radically alter how we vote.

By violating the separation of powers, Senate Republicans are threatening democracy.

"The Constitution is pretty clear about what is supposed to happen now," the president said on Tuesday.

If Republicans refuse to act on a well-qualified nominee, Senate Democrats will refuse to move any other item of business.

The Constitution allows the president to fill a vacancy on the Court temporarily, bypassing the Senate.

The conservative justice wrote the landmark decision in 2008 that recognized the Second Amendment as an individual right to bear arms.

Both Republicans and Democrats claim history is on their side

The conservative justice on Christianity, the need for character and strictly interpreting the Constitution.

Both parties wasted little time wading in to a heated clash that could continue until Obama leaves office.

Scalia fought to prevent judges from imposing the latest political or legal fads on the nation.

Two prominent Asian-American judges among possible nominees after death of Antonin Scalia.

In June 1968, Chief Justice Earl Warren submitted his resignation to President Lyndon Johnson, who nominated Associate Justice Abe Fortas to replace him.

Justice Antonin Scalia's death puts all three branches of government in play.

Scalia, who was at a ranch in west Texas, was found dead after failing to arrive at breakfast Saturday.

Scalia's assertion that African-Americans don't do well at fast-track schools is just plain wrong.

The Supreme Court justice has all but said that black lives don't matter.

The ruling shows an activist court, for both the right and left.

The Supreme Court kept the law intact, and Republicans will struggle to repeal it, even if they win in 2016.

The case the Supreme Court justice said was the perfect justification for capital punishment has fallen apart.