Scalia's Death Undercuts Conservative Hopes on Unions, Abortion
- Supreme Court now may split 4-4 on politically charged issues
- Obama's immigration plan still at risk, but case may narrow
Obama Praises Scalia, Vows to Nominate Successor
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Justice Antonin Scalia’s death will have an immediate effect on some of the country’s most contentious legal questions, undercutting conservative hopes of winning sweeping victories in pending U.S. Supreme Court cases on abortion, immigration, affirmative action and unions.
Scalia, a larger-than-life figure and judicial hero to legal conservatives, would probably have voted against the Obama administration and its allies on each of those issues. His death at age 79 all but dashes hopes that conservatives can put together a five-justice majority.