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Another “Misunderstanding” Bars Reporters from Scalia Speech

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· Story link Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took a very public trip, and well covered, to New York, mugging…

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took a very public trip, and well covered, to New York, mugging for the cameras, but back in Washington reporters and photographers were shut out of his speech to The American Council of Life Insurers. Scalia regularl;yt bars television cameras from most of his speeches. A court spokesman said the barring of print reporters was the result of a misunderstanding. (10/17/05)

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