Greatness casts a long shadow. For, even after death, the eminent live on in the legacy they forge.
So it is with Antonin Scalia. Scalia became one of the most consequential persons ever to sit on the Supreme Court. Judges seek to emulate him. The GOP runs national campaigns in part on nominating judges in his likeness.
Since his death in February of 2016, Scalia's influence of course continues through his three decades of judicial opinions. But he still exerts great influence in another, less-discussed way. In 2012, he co-authored the book Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts with Bryan A. Garner. This work describes numerous “canons,” or rules regarding how to interpret legal documents.
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