Scalia's Death Leaves Court in Ideological Limbo as Climate Decision Looms

Inside Climate News: Twelve years ago, Antonin Scalia wrote in no uncertain terms why it was so important that the Supreme Court have nine justices on the bench at all times. He reasoned that the absence of even one jurist on a single case would impair the court's functioning.

After Scalia died last week during a hunting trip, the Supreme Court may feel his absence for a year or more, as Republicans in the Senate resist approving a successor chosen by President Barack Obama.

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