Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79

U. S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia speaks as part of the first of three presentations in the Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, inside the Fort Smith Convention Center. The U.S. Marshal's Service confirmed that Scalia has died at the age of 79.
U. S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia speaks as part of the first of three presentations in the Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, inside the Fort Smith Convention Center. The U.S. Marshal's Service confirmed that Scalia has died at the age of 79.

WASHINGTON — Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died at age 79.

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

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

Read Sunday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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