Scalia overruled for the last time

[TheRealJoeFish]

Here's an interesting article about what happens with a prolonged vacancy and why, theoretically, it would favor liberals to have one:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...story.html

Essentially, if there's a 4-4 tie, the opinion of the circuit court is affirmed without setting a national precedent. Eight of the twelve circuits are liberal currently, covering both coasts of the U.S. (What you think of as the Midwest and south central is the four conservative circuits).

There will be fewer 4-4 ties with Scalia's seat becoming vacant than there would have been with Kennedy's or, of course, Ginsberg's. But there will still be some (possibly on this term's affirmative action case)