INTRODUCTION:

Justice Antonin Scalia

 The University of Toledo Law Review Edition 34:3 is dedicated to Justice Antonin Scalia.  It was my goal as the Symposium Editor to present a balanced view of Justice Scalia’s style and influence.  This edition includes articles from well-known legal authors, as well as several exceptional student works.  Our articles range from general observations about Justice Scalia’s judicial philosophy and approach to cases, to his influences in the specific areas of tax law, criminal law, and property law.  I am grateful to all of the authors who contributed to this symposium edition.

On March 17B18, 2003, The University of Toledo College of Law was honored to have Justice Antonin Scalia as our guest.  In addition to his public presentation, Justice Scalia graciously held a question and answer teaching session for students and faculty, and attended a private reception with Law Review students.  Justice Scalia’s visit enabled us to gain a better understanding of his straightforward, common-sense approach to the law and also his infectious sense of humor.

Justice Scalia remained with us after his visit, as professors focused on his opinions in class, or posed questions such as, “What do you think Justice Scalia would say?” Although many students and professors in the law school may disagree with Justice Scalia’s textualist view, his visit made a valuable contribution to broadening our legal education.

Elizabeth R. West
2002-2003 Symposium Editor

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO LAW REVIEW  

Volume 34                                   Number 3                                Spring 2003

 

                                        TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA SYMPOSIUM

 

ARTICLES

 

Not Mere Rhetoric: On Wasting or Claiming Your Legacy, Justice Scalia

Marie A. Failinger............................................................................... 425

 

Justice Scalia's Tax Jurisprudence

Stephen T. Black and Katherine D. Black........................................... 509

 

Justice Scalia's Influence on Criminal Justice

Christopher E. Smith and Madhavi McCall......................................... 535

 

Scalia and the Institutional Approach to Law

Tony Cole............................................................................................ 559

 

COMMENTS

 

Justice Scalia's Methodological Approach to Judicial Decision-Making: 

Political Actor or Strategic Institutionalist?

Shawn Burton...................................................................................... 575

 

Breaking Scalia's Silence:  The Dissent Justice Scalia Might Have

Written in Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional

Planning Agency

Kristi Kress Wilhelmy........................................................................... 611

 

NOTE

 

The Case for a More Workable Standard in Death Penalty Jurisprudence: 

Atkins v. Virginia and Categorical Exemptions under the Imprudent "Evolving Standards of Decency" Doctrine

Mark Alan Ozimek...........................................................................651