With Justice Scalia’s Death, A Return of ‘Constitutional Originalism’Election Follies: Hillary, Bernie Seek Salvation in NevadaThe

death over the weekend of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has

added yet another dimension to the 2016 presidential race: Who will

President Barack Obama appoint to replace the right-leaning

constitutional originalist? While the president says he will not be

rushed or pressured about a nominee, U.S. Supreme Court pundits and

congressional pols are already making noises about which ideological

camp the prospective nominee should stand call home. John Friedl,

professor of political science at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, provides a backgrounder that dispels the myth that the U.S. Supreme Court is apolitical.Bernie Sanders thought he’d clinched an appearance at Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Las Vegas, ahead of Nevada’s Feb. 20

primary. When he got there, he found Hillary Clinton, civil-rights icon

Rep. John Lewis in tow to introduce her. In a commentary, Leid stories

says black voters appear not to be safe anywhere.