Scalia Turns Journalists Away From Speech

By GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer Wed Oct 12, 7:55 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The real Antonin Scalia seems to be back. The Supreme Court justice mugged for cameras and gave unusual interviews in New York, where he led the Columbus Day parade.

Back in Washington, however, journalists were turned away from his speech to life insurance executives and Scalia talked about gossip-seeking reporters during a court argument about free speech rights. A court spokeswoman said the speech should have been open to some reporters.