Brian T. Fitzpatrick

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Scalia in the Casebooks
Brian T. Fitzpatrick
Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School; JD 2000, Harvard Law School; Law Clerk, Justice Antonin Scalia, 2001–2002.

I am deeply indebted to my colleague Ed Cheng for his insights on the data analysis.

Paulson K. Varghese
JD Candidate 2018, Vanderbilt Law School.

In the time since Justice Antonin Scalia’s untimely death, much has been written about what his influence has been and what his influence will be. It is said that, perhaps more than any of his predecessors, he shaped how lawyers, judges, and even laypeople see the role of unelected federal judges in a democratic society.

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