Antonin Scalia

Scalia Calls Thomas ‘A Nut’

Justice Scalia is asked to evaluate the jurisprudence of his partner in crime. His answer will amaze.

Look, I’m an originalist, but I’m not a nut.

— Justice Antonin Scalia, when asked to compare his judicial philosophy to that of Justice Clarence Thomas. The story comes to us from an anecdote told by Jeffrey Toobin a couple years ago that is now available on video.

(Do you want to see the video? Of course you do. It’s beyond the jump…)