Scalia: No ‘falling out’ with Roberts over Obamacare

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia denied rumors that he had “a falling out” with Chief Justice John Roberts over the Obamacare ruling, as he denounced court-watchers who suggest justices decide cases based on political allegiances.

“No, I haven’t had a falling out with Justice Roberts,” Scalia told CNN’s Piers Morgan. “No, nothing like that.” He also said  that “the press likes to paint us as nine scorpions in a bottle, that’s just not the case.” When pressed to name his best friend on the court, Scalia said “my best buddy on the court is Ruth Bader Ginsburg — always has been.”

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