David A. Schultz is professor of political science at Hamline University.Howard Schweber is professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

The death of Antonin Scalia on February 13, 2016, marked the end of one of the most consequential careers in American legal history. In 30 years on the Supreme Court, Scalia introduced, articulated, and defended a pathbreaking school of constitutional (and political) thinking, doing so with a jaunty and caustic writing style that was utterly distinctive. This edited volume, featuring 14 chapters by scholarly contributors from the fields of political science, criminal justice, and law, assesses Scalia’s legacy. The chapters include appraisals of Scalia’s jurisprudence, an examination of the impact of his confirmation hearing, and analysis of his role as the avatar of originalism, the idea that the provisions of the Constitution should be interpreted in a way that reflects the intentions of the drafters of those provisions. A controversial doctrine, originalism itself is scrutinized throughout the book, and also in one dedicated chapter. The volume concludes with a contemplation of whether Scalia was a “great” Supreme Court justice, a complicated question about a seminal intellectual thinker on the Court, but one who was not always able to assemble a coalition of colleagues to sign onto his judicial philosophy.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

• Introduction: Assessing Antonin Scalia’s Place in Supreme Court HistoryDavid Schultz and Howard SchweberChapter 1: Scalia, Sissies, and Administrative LawDavid SchultzChapter 2: Justice Scalia’s Modest Employment Discrimination Law LegacyHenry L. Chambers, Jr.Chapter 3: Playing Defense in the “Culture Wars”: Justice Scalia on Race, Gender, and Sexual OrientationMary Welek AtwellChapter 4: Justice Scalia and Criminal Justice: A Mixed Record with Conservative ImpactChristopher E. Smith and Charles F. JacobsChapter 5: Threat and Suspicion: Scalia’s Legacy for A Transnational Judicial DialogueMaureen StobbChapter 6: The Anti-Madison: Antonin Scalia’s Theory of PoliticsHoward SchweberChapter 7: Justice Scalia and the Legal Conservative Movement: An Exploration of Nino’s NeoconservatismJesse MerriamChapter 8: Justice Scalia and the Originalist FallacyStephen M. FeldmanChapter 9: The Jurisprudence of Justice Scalia: Common-Law Judging Behind an Originalist FaçadeRonald Kahn and Gerard Michael D’EmilioChapter 10: Justice Scalia and Oral Arguments at the Supreme CourtTim Johnson, Ryan Black, and Ryan OwensChapter 11: Justice Scalia’s Concurring Opinion WritingRyan J. Owens and Christopher J. KrewsonChapter 12: Justice Scalia’s Confirmation Hearing LegacyAlexander Denison and Justin WedekingChapter 13: Was Antonin Scalia a “Great” Supreme Court Justice?James StaabAbout the Editors and Contributors

David A. Schultz is professor of political science at Hamline University.Howard Schweber is professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

The death of Antonin Scalia on February 13, 2016, marked the end of one of the most consequential careers in American legal history. In 30 years on the Supreme Court, Scalia introduced, articulated, and defended a pathbreaking school of constitutional (and political) thinking, doing so with a jaunty and caustic writing style that was utterly distinctive. This edited volume, featuring 14 chapters by scholarly contributors from the fields of political science, criminal justice, and law, assesses Scalia’s legacy. The chapters include appraisals of Scalia’s jurisprudence, an examination of the impact of his confirmation hearing, and analysis of his role as the avatar of originalism, the idea that the provisions of the Constitution should be interpreted in a way that reflects the intentions of the drafters of those provisions. A controversial doctrine, originalism itself is scrutinized throughout the book, and also in one dedicated chapter. The volume concludes with a contemplation of whether Scalia was a “great” Supreme Court justice, a complicated question about a seminal intellectual thinker on the Court, but one who was not always able to assemble a coalition of colleagues to sign onto his judicial philosophy.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

• Introduction: Assessing Antonin Scalia’s Place in Supreme Court HistoryDavid Schultz and Howard SchweberChapter 1: Scalia, Sissies, and Administrative LawDavid SchultzChapter 2: Justice Scalia’s Modest Employment Discrimination Law LegacyHenry L. Chambers, Jr.Chapter 3: Playing Defense in the “Culture Wars”: Justice Scalia on Race, Gender, and Sexual OrientationMary Welek AtwellChapter 4: Justice Scalia and Criminal Justice: A Mixed Record with Conservative ImpactChristopher E. Smith and Charles F. JacobsChapter 5: Threat and Suspicion: Scalia’s Legacy for A Transnational Judicial DialogueMaureen StobbChapter 6: The Anti-Madison: Antonin Scalia’s Theory of PoliticsHoward SchweberChapter 7: Justice Scalia and the Legal Conservative Movement: An Exploration of Nino’s NeoconservatismJesse MerriamChapter 8: Justice Scalia and the Originalist FallacyStephen M. FeldmanChapter 9: The Jurisprudence of Justice Scalia: Common-Law Judging Behind an Originalist FaçadeRonald Kahn and Gerard Michael D’EmilioChapter 10: Justice Scalia and Oral Arguments at the Supreme CourtTim Johnson, Ryan Black, and Ryan OwensChapter 11: Justice Scalia’s Concurring Opinion WritingRyan J. Owens and Christopher J. KrewsonChapter 12: Justice Scalia’s Confirmation Hearing LegacyAlexander Denison and Justin WedekingChapter 13: Was Antonin Scalia a “Great” Supreme Court Justice?James StaabAbout the Editors and Contributors

David A. Schultz is professor of political science at Hamline University.Howard Schweber is professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

The death of Antonin Scalia on February 13, 2016, marked the end of one of the most consequential careers in American legal history. In 30 years on the Supreme Court, Scalia introduced, articulated, and defended a pathbreaking school of constitutional (and political) thinking, doing so with a jaunty and caustic writing style that was utterly distinctive. This edited volume, featuring 14 chapters by scholarly contributors from the fields of political science, criminal justice, and law, assesses Scalia’s legacy. The chapters include appraisals of Scalia’s jurisprudence, an examination of the impact of his confirmation hearing, and analysis of his role as the avatar of originalism, the idea that the provisions of the Constitution should be interpreted in a way that reflects the intentions of the drafters of those provisions. A controversial doctrine, originalism itself is scrutinized throughout the book, and also in one dedicated chapter. The volume concludes with a contemplation of whether Scalia was a “great” Supreme Court justice, a complicated question about a seminal intellectual thinker on the Court, but one who was not always able to assemble a coalition of colleagues to sign onto his judicial philosophy.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

• Introduction: Assessing Antonin Scalia’s Place in Supreme Court HistoryDavid Schultz and Howard SchweberChapter 1: Scalia, Sissies, and Administrative LawDavid SchultzChapter 2: Justice Scalia’s Modest Employment Discrimination Law LegacyHenry L. Chambers, Jr.Chapter 3: Playing Defense in the “Culture Wars”: Justice Scalia on Race, Gender, and Sexual OrientationMary Welek AtwellChapter 4: Justice Scalia and Criminal Justice: A Mixed Record with Conservative ImpactChristopher E. Smith and Charles F. JacobsChapter 5: Threat and Suspicion: Scalia’s Legacy for A Transnational Judicial DialogueMaureen StobbChapter 6: The Anti-Madison: Antonin Scalia’s Theory of PoliticsHoward SchweberChapter 7: Justice Scalia and the Legal Conservative Movement: An Exploration of Nino’s NeoconservatismJesse MerriamChapter 8: Justice Scalia and the Originalist FallacyStephen M. FeldmanChapter 9: The Jurisprudence of Justice Scalia: Common-Law Judging Behind an Originalist FaçadeRonald Kahn and Gerard Michael D’EmilioChapter 10: Justice Scalia and Oral Arguments at the Supreme CourtTim Johnson, Ryan Black, and Ryan OwensChapter 11: Justice Scalia’s Concurring Opinion WritingRyan J. Owens and Christopher J. KrewsonChapter 12: Justice Scalia’s Confirmation Hearing LegacyAlexander Denison and Justin WedekingChapter 13: Was Antonin Scalia a “Great” Supreme Court Justice?James StaabAbout the Editors and Contributors