John Roberts mourns Antonin Scalia: 'An extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues'

Justices Antonin Scalia and John Roberts
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the death of Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday, mourning his colleague as "an extraordinary jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues." Roberts called Scalia's passing "a great loss to the court," which may see its ideological make-up dramatically refashioned as the Democratic president seeks to replace the late conservative justice.

Here's Roberts' full statement. Ben Frumin

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Ben Frumin

Ben Frumin is the former editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com.