Ethics

Scalia Praises Constitution While Ignoring It

By Ed Brayton

Once again, Justice Scalia seems to think that the media cannot record his public speeches, or even take pictures of them. Carlos Miller explains:

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia praised the Constitution at a Mississippi university while barking at news photographers documenting the speech.

In fact, Scalia wouldn't even allow video cameras inside the auditorium at William Carey University in Hattiesburg on Monday.

This is why WDAM-TV videographer Mon Mussiett was forced to snap still photos instead of shoot video.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).