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A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO THE LIFE AND ENDURING LEGACY OF BELOVED SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA PRESENTED THROUGH A COLLECTION OF HIS FINEST SPEECHES, DOZENS HAVING NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE
SCALIA SPEAKS, BY ANTONIN SCALIA, with Foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg TO BE PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 3, 2017, BY CROWN FORUM
New York, NY (July 19, 2017) — SCALIA SPEAKS: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived, by Antonin Scalia, with a foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and edited by Christopher J. Scalia and Edward Whelan, will be on sale nationwide on October 3, 2017, from Crown Forum, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. The title and publication date were announced today by Tina Constable, Senior Vice President and Publisher, Crown Forum. The book was acquired by Crown Forum Executive Editor Mary Reynics from Robert Barnett of Williams & Connolly, LLP, and will be issued simultaneously in hardcover, digital, and audio formats.
SCALIA SPEAKS collects dozens of Justice Scalia’s best speeches, including some deeply personal talks, on topics as varied as the law, faith, virtue, pastimes, and heroes and friends. Only a small handful of these speeches have ever been published before. The volume is edited by Christopher J. Scalia, his youngest son, and Edward Whelan, one of the Justice’s former law clerks.
In his intimate introduction, Christopher Scalia writes, “Working on this collection has been a moving experience. It has been an honor to help family, friends, and colleagues re‐experience a man they admired, and to allow others to encounter for the first time someone whose influence they have heard about and whom they want to understand for themselves. . . . We know that these speeches will help his great American legacy endure.”
Americans have long been inspired by Justice Scalia’s ideas, delighted by his wit, and instructed by his intelligence. SCALIA SPEAKS will give readers the opportunity to encounter the legendary man more fully, helping them better understand the jurisprudence that made him one of the most important justices in the Supreme Court’s history and introducing them to his broader insights on faith and life.
Few people in American history have made the lasting impact that Justice Antonin Scalia did in his lifetime. A Supreme Court justice for three decades, married to his beloved wife, Maureen, for more than fifty years, a father to nine children, a grandfather to dozens, and a friend to people of all political stripes, Justice Scalia lived a life that was remarkable in its significance and reach. Known for his wisdom, wit, and warmth, Justice Scalia was a sought‐after speaker at commencements, convocations, and events across the country.
Justice Scalia dedicated his life to his country, his family, and God. This timeless collection takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the mind of a man that helped shape our nation.
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