年初,美国联邦最高法院大法官安东宁·斯卡利亚(Antonin Scalia)意外去世。世人尚在唏嘘,围绕大法官身后安排的政治斗争就迅速席卷了美国政坛。总统与国会之间发生了激烈对峙,甚至波及民主与共和两党刚刚打响的选战。这深刻反映了美国司法与政治的密切联系,是其司法政治的真实写照。一一种观点认为,大法官之死虽然算个政治事件,但是远不足以引发如此剧烈的、全局性的政治震 Earlier this year, Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court justice of the United States, passed away unexpectedly. The world is still sighing, and the political struggle that surrounds the rank of justice soon swept through American politics. There was a fierce confrontation between the president and the parliament, and even the election campaign that the bipartisan Democratic and Republican parties started. This profoundly reflects the close connection between the judiciary and politics in the United States and is a true portrayal of its judicial politics. One view is that although the death of a judge is considered a political incident, it is far from enough to trigger such a drastic and overall political shock