who was the supreme court justice that died
Antonin Scalia
In the aftermath of Watergate , the Ford administration was engaged in a number of conflicts with Congress . Scalia repeatedly testified before congressional committees , defending Ford administration assertions of executive privilege regarding its refusal to turn over documents . Within the administration , Scalia advocated a presidential veto for a bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act , which would greatly increase the act 's scope . Scalia 's view prevailed , and Ford vetoed the bill , but Congress overrode it . In early 1976 , Scalia argued his only case before the Supreme Court , Alfred Dunhill of London , Inc. v. Republic of Cuba . Scalia , on behalf of the US government , argued in support of Dunhill , and that position was successful . Following Ford 's defeat by President Jimmy Carter , Scalia worked for several months at the American Enterprise Institute .
In the aftermath of Watergate , the Ford administration was engaged in a number of conflicts with Congress . Scalia repeatedly testified before congressional committees , defending Ford administration assertions of executive privilege regarding its refusal to turn over documents . Within the administration , Scalia advocated a presidential veto for a bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act , which would greatly increase the act 's scope . Scalia 's view prevailed , and Ford vetoed the bill , but Congress overrode it . In early 1976 , Scalia argued his only case before the Supreme Court , Alfred Dunhill of London , Inc. v. Republic of Cuba . Scalia , on behalf of the US government , argued in support of Dunhill , and that position was successful . Following Ford 's defeat by President Jimmy Carter , Scalia worked for several months at the American Enterprise Institute .