blog posts Prof. Chris Benson: Antonin Scalia's role in the Emmett Till case Feb 25, 2016 2:00 pm by Chicago TribuneCampus Life Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Chicago Tribune (Feb. 19) - How a legal rationale crafted by the ultra-conservative Scalia ultimately was used by a Kansas City activist to urge a federal investigation of the 1955 Mississippi murder of Emmett Till. Share on Facebook Tweet Email