Supreme Court Justice Scalia speaks at Federalist Society Gala in Washington

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at the Federalist Society Gala at Union Station in Washington on November 15, 2007. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)..

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High court mulls 'Millionaire Amendment'

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