Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Is Dead at 79
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is reported to have died of natural causes at a resort in West Texas.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. (Otto Kitsinger / AP)
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is reported to have died of natural causes at age 79 at a resort in West Texas.
The Guardian reports:
The San Antonio Express News reported that Scalia was found dead on Saturday at a ranch in the Big Bend region of Texas, south of Marfa.
Local ABC affiliate KVIA reported that Scalia died in his sleep after a day of quail hunting.
The San Antonio Express News report said Scalia had been staying at a ranch, for a private party, and was discovered to have died after not attending a breakfast.
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