Supreme Court cases likely to be split

By Robert King

Published February 14, 2016 3:04am ET

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death throws major decisions on abortion, immigration, unions and Obamacare up in the air.

In the hours after Scalia’s death at a Texas resort was announced, Democratic and Republican leaders have signaled a nasty fight is brewing over his replacement. Republicans want to wait until after the 2016 election. Democrats want someone while President Obama is still in office.

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