Duke Law scholars reflect on the legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia and on the confirmation process ahead
The death of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13 has prompted public tributes and remembrances from across the ideological spectrum alongside debates over Scalia’s legal legacy and potential replacements in the midst of a bitter presidential election campaign.
Duke Law faculty and jurists enrolled in Duke Law’s Masters of Judicial Studies LLM program have contributed to the discussion about Scalia in a variety of ways, from essays on his “originalist” theory of constitutional interpretation and scholarly examinations of constitutional conventions that can affect judicial nominations, to memories of meeting him at Duke Law, where he spoke to audiences of students and judges, taught classes to Judicial Studies candidates and students in the Duke-Geneva Summer Institute, and judged a moot court competition.
Analysis from Duke Law faculty
The New Yorker: Purdy looks at Scalia's "contradictory originalism"
Balkinization: New article by Siegel and Bradley sheds light on constitutional conventions and replacing Justice Scalia
The Trace: Blocher: Scalia’s gun rights legacy is likely to stand, no matter who replaces him
New York Times: Powell article cited in discussion of Scalia's jurisprudence
Memories from members of the Judicial Studies LLM program
Independent Journal Review: Master of Judicial Studies candidate Willett JD/MA '92 describes Scalia's influence on his jurisprudence
Jacksonville Daily Record: Master of Judicial Studies candidate Judge Virginia Norton describes meeting Scalia at Duke Law Jacksonville Daily Record
Justice Scalia at Duke Law
Lives in the Law, May 22, 2015
Teaching at the Duke-Geneva Summer Institute in Transnational Law, 2011
Discussing his career for an audience of Duke Law students, 2009
Judging the 2009 Dean’s Cup Moot Court Competition