How America Was Lost  —  Once upon a time, the death of a Supreme Court justice wouldn't have brought America to the edge of constitutional crisis.  But that was a different country, with a very different Republican Party.  In today's America, with today's G.O.P., the passing of Antonin Scalia has opened the doors to chaos.

The GOP's Worst Nightmare SCOTUS Nominee  —  Tino Cuellar.  California judge.  Mexican-American.  Harvard.  Yale.  Stanford.  How many Latino votes you think the GOP'd get if they block him?  —  Here's a name you need to get to know: Tino Cuellar.  Who is Tino Cuellar?

The battle over replacing Justice Scalia is just the start of a war over the Supreme Court  —  Richard L. Hasen, a professor of law and political science at University of California, Irvine, is the author of Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections.

Bush: 'There shouldn't be deference' on nominee  —  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush in an interview Monday morning urged Senate Republicans to block President Obama from nominating a Supreme Court justice, taking a harder stance than during the latest GOP debate.

Cibolo Creek Ranch owner recalls Scalia's last hours in Texas  —  MARFA — A first-time guest to the Cibolo Creek Creek Ranch, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was animated and engaged during dinner Friday night, as one of three dozen invitees to an event that had nothing to do with law or politics …

Cruz: Trump will get rid of the Second Amendment  —  Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz on Sunday said primary rival Donald Trump will erase the Second Amendment if he is elected.  —  “And if Donald Trump becomes president, the Second Amendment will be written out of the Constitution …

Code Pink praises Donald Trump after debate  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is being praised by Code Pink, a group working to end U.S. wars and militarism that has protested the Iraq War.  —  Trump garnered support from the organization during the GOP debate Saturday night …

GOP Iraq battle shines new spotlight on Jeb Bush weakness  —  It's entirely reasonable to say the war in Iraq was a disaster.  Maybe you disagree, or maybe you think that's too harsh, but it's an arguable proposition.  —  To Jeb Bush, though, it's an attack on his family, and therefore out of bounds.