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12:55 PM 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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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Is a recess appointment to the Court an option?  (UPDATED)  —  UPDATED Sunday 8:48 a.m. The Senate is currently in recess until February 22.  The recess began on Friday.  Whether this opens an opportunity for a recess appointment depends upon how Senate leaders interpret an adjournment resolution approved last Friday.
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.
Linda Hirshman / Washington Post:
If Republicans block Obama's Supreme Court nomination, he wins anyway  —  After Justice Antonin Scalia's death Saturday at 79, the Supreme Court is now evenly divided between four liberal justices and four conservatives, even with Anthony Kennedy's occasional swings.
Discussion: Mashable
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Next Supreme Court Nominee  —  Let me put down a few thoughts about two circulating talking points on the possible treatment of a nominee to replace Scalia.  Here is the Times framing the use of the filibuster:  —  Filibusters of Supreme Court nominations are rare …
New York Times:
Justice Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court Legacy  —  Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on Saturday at the age of 79, served on the Supreme Court for 30 years and made as big a mark on the court and on American law and politics as some of the chief justices under whom he served.
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Daily Kos
Scott Lemieux / Guardian:
Antonin Scalia's legacy: blistering zingers and a more partisan America  —  The US supreme court justice will be remembered more for his dissents than legal opinions that changed lives.  Given his analyses, that may be for the best  —  hen Antonin Scalia was nominated to the US supreme court …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Battle Begins Over Naming Next Justice  —  The death of Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday immediately set off a partisan battle over a vacancy that could reshape the Supreme Court for years to come, as Senate Republicans called on President Obama to let his successor fill the seat.
New York Times:
How Long Does It Take to Confirm a Supreme Court Nominee?
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79
Gabriel Malor / The Federalist:
There's Ample Precedent For Rejecting Lame Duck Supreme Court Nominees
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Antonin Scalia, Conservative Legal Giant
Discussion: The Atlantic and Slate
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
McConnell: Don't replace Scalia until after election
Darren Hunt / KVIA-TV:
BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies during hunting trip in Marfa
CNN:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79
Liz Goodwin / Yahoo Politics:
GOP candidates urge Senate to block Obama's Supreme Court pick
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and The Hill
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Mitch McConnell rules out replacing Antonin Scalia until new president is elected
Discussion: RedState and JustOneMinute
Jonathan H. Adler / Washington Post:   The passing of a legal giant — Antonin Scalia, R.I.P.
Michael C. Bender / Bloomberg Business:
The ‘You Lie’ Debate: Republicans Running Out of Time to Stop Trump in South Carolina  —  A Republican slugfest in South Carolina Saturday night pitted Marco Rubio against Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush against John Kasich and Donald Trump against just about all of them.
Discussion: TIME
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CBS News:
Poll: South Carolina still solidly for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton  —  The CBS News Battleground Tracker poll Donald Trump keeps a large lead in South Carolina, bolstered by support from conservatives and also from evangelical voters, who make up a large share of the electorate here.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cruz starts speaking Spanish after Rubio says he doesn't know the language … Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed vigorously on illegal immigration during the Republican presidential debate Saturday night, with the candidates at one point tussling over who speaks Spanish.
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Donald Trump, Ted Cruz Campaigns Bash RNC for Stacking Audience with Pro-Amnesty Donor Class  —  GREENVILLE, South Carolina — Corey Lewandowski, the campaign manager for 2016 GOP frontrunner billionaire Donald Trump, bashed the Republican National Committee (RNC) …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump blames George W. Bush for 9/11  —  Donald Trump invoked the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center to tear into Jeb Bush at Saturday night's debate, saying they were in part a result of George W. Bush's national security failures.  —  “The World Trade Center came down during your brother's reign.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
In Republican Debate, Jeb Bush Attacks Donald Trump
Kate Bowler / New York Times:
Death, the Prosperity Gospel and Me  —  Durham, N.C. — ON a Thursday morning a few months ago, I got a call from my doctor's assistant telling me that I have Stage 4 cancer.  The stomach cramps I was suffering from were not caused by a faulty gallbladder, but by a massive tumor.  —  I am 35.
 
 
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