Scalia overruled for the last time

[TheRealJoeFish]

This is huge news! I hate to celebrate the death of another human being but this douchebag was very bad for our country.

I had this exact same thought.

Now the huge question: Does Obama get to appoint his successor or will that fall to the next President?

Obama gets to pick, but the senate will almost certainly stall until after the election. If they win the White House, they'll stall until after Obama leaves. If they lose, they'll probably stop stalling.

Related question: how much does the stalling affect them in the general election?

My guess is 1) not at all if Obama nominates someone who's very liberal or a university professor, and 2) slightly-to-moderately if Obama nominates a well-credentialed moderate-liberal Circuit Court judge, especially a woman or minority.