Antonin Scalia
Republicans want to delay a new nominee for nearly a year.
He was sworn in on Sept. 26, 1986.
Hold on to your robes.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"He was an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues."
"[T]his vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President."
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called Scalia "one of the greatest Justices in history."
The future of the Supreme Court now hangs in the balance.
"Mission accomplished," he snapped at Justice Kennedy.
Union advocates had hoped the conservative justice would lend them a hand in a big labor case.