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Scalia

American  
[skuh-lee-uh] / skəˈli ə /

noun

  1. Antonin 1936–2016, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1986–2016.


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And as a University of Notre Dame law professor, he helped one of his students secure that same Scalia clerkship.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

Shanmugam, a former clerk for the late Justice Antonin Scalia, led Paul Weiss’s Supreme Court and appellate practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That was Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court justice, who had been a lawyer for big corporations fighting unions and resisting workplace regulations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Scalia said his goal was to “remove barriers to the greatest engine of economic prosperity the world has ever known: the innovation, initiative, and drive of the American people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Soon afterwards the proposal was renewed by Deputy De Zerbi, and accepted by M. Beltrani Scalia, director-general of prisons.

From Criminal Sociology by Ferri, Enrico

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