UPDATE: 02/13/2016 8:55pm   RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Obama says he will "fulfill my Constitutional responsibility" to nominate Scalia's successor to Supreme Court.

Original Story:

Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79

WASHINGTON (AP) — Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died. He was 79.

The U.S. Marshals Service in Washington confirmed Scalia's death at a private residence in the Big Bend area of West Texas.

The service's spokeswoman, Donna Sellers, says Scalia had retired for the evening and was found dead Saturday morning when he did not appear for breakfast.

(Story by: The Associated Press)

 

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