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7:40 AM ET, February 14, 2016

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Gary Martin / MySanAntonio.com:
Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch  —  Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said.  —  Scalia, 79, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch …
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
What happens to this Term's close cases?  (Updated)  —  The passing of Justice Scalia of course affects the cases now before the Court.  Votes that the Justice cast in cases that have not been publicly decided are void.  Of course, if Justice Scalia's vote was not necessary to the outcome …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
McConnell: Don't replace Scalia until after election  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia should not be replaced until after the presidential election.  —  Since McConnell sets the Senate's schedule, his remarks signal the GOP's intent …
Gabriel Malor / The Federalist:
There's Ample Precedent For Rejecting Lame Duck Supreme Court Nominees  —  Historically, many Supreme Court nominations made in a President's final year in office are rejected by the Senate.  That started with John Quincy Adams and last occurred to Lyndon B. Johnson.
Darren Hunt / KVIA-TV:
BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies during hunting trip in Marfa  —  EL PASO -  —  EL PASO — An El Paso source close to Justice Antonin Scalia tells ABC-7 that the 79-year-old died in his sleep last night after a day of quail hunting at Cibolo Creek Ranch outside of Marfa, Texas.
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Judiciary chair: ‘Standard practice’ to not confirm SCOTUS nominee in election year  —  It is “standard practice” to not confirm nominations to the Supreme Court in an election year, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Saturday, following news of the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
Discussion: WiredPen and Vox
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Antonin Scalia, Justice on the Supreme Court, Dies at 79  —  Justice Antonin Scalia, whose transformative legal theories, vivid writing and outsize personality made him a leader of a conservative intellectual renaissance in his three decades on the Supreme Court, was found dead on Saturday at a resort in West Texas.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Simply Breathtaking Consequences Of Justice Scalia's Death  —  Twenty-four hours ago, Republicans were headed into what remains of the current Supreme Court term with a solid majority and a docket strewn with some of the most consequential cases in decades.
Josh Blackman / Josh Blackman's Blog:
Nominations to Supreme Court in Election Year with Divided and Unified Governments  —  Based on my cursory research, since the Civil War, there have been eleven nominations to the Supreme Court in a presidential election year.  Of those nine were confirmed, one withdrawn, and one was not acted upon.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Scalia's Death Will Change the Supreme Court, America, and the Planet  —  In this era of activist judges, Scalia's absence will reshape the Court whether the Senate confirms a replacement or not.  —  2.9k  —  2.3k  —  The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a sad …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Scalia's death plunges court, national politics into turmoil … Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court's longest serving member and cornerstone of the modern conservative legal establishment, died Saturday at a ranch in Texas, the court said Saturday night.
Discussion: ABC News, BuzzFeed and The Agonist
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79  —  Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the intellectual cornerstone of the court's modern conservative wing, whose elegant and acidic opinions inspired a movement of legal thinkers and ignited liberal critics, died Feb. 13 on a ranch near Marfa, Tex. He was 79.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
McConnell throws down the gauntlet: No Scalia replacement under Obama  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate should not confirm a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia until after the 2016 election — an historic rebuke of President Obama's authority …
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings and Vox
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Antonin Scalia, Conservative Legal Giant  —  Antonin Scalia, dead unexpectedly this weekend at 79, was not the most politically powerful justice during his three decades on the Supreme Court.  That distinction belonged to the court's two swing votes, Sandra Day O'Connor and then Anthony M. Kennedy …
Discussion: Slate
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
In Republican Debate, Jeb Bush Attacks Donald Trump
Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
First reactions on the passing of Justice Scalia (UPDATED)
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Mitch McConnell rules out replacing Antonin Scalia until new president is elected
Discussion: RedState and JustOneMinute
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Moves To Block Obama From Naming Scalia Successor
Discussion: TIME
Liz Goodwin / Yahoo Politics:
GOP candidates urge Senate to block Obama's Supreme Court pick
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and ABC News
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:   Is a recess appointment to the Court an option?
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Grassley joins call to delay Supreme Court nomination
Discussion: Washington Post and KXAN-TV
Todd J. Gillman / Trail Blazers Blog:
Cruz, Rubio, McConnell insist that new president fill Scalia seat on Supreme Court
Jonathan H. Adler / Washington Post:   The passing of a legal giant — Antonin Scalia, R.I.P.
Noah Weiland / Politico:
Trump dominates talking time at Republican debate  —  With the Republican field down to six candidates and the race for South Carolina hanging in the balance, Republicans were desperate to call attention to their campaigns tonight in South Carolina.  —  Last time around, Ted Cruz …
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Republican Debate Descends Into Total Chaos, Moderator Threatens To ‘Turn This Car Around’
Discussion: TIME and alan.com
Steve Chaggaris / CBS News:   Five things to watch for in the CBS Republican debate
Nicole Gaouette / CNN:
Former Obama intel official: Hillary Clinton should drop out  —  Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama's former top military intelligence official said Hillary Clinton should pull out of the presidential race while the FBI investigate her use of a private email server for official government communication while secretary of state.
Discussion: AOL and Independent Journal Review
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
15 percent of latest Clinton emails marked classified; 551 released Saturday
 
 
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