In his first public remarks since the nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Monday steered clear of the ensuing controversy, but lamented the death of Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13.

“We are completing our term in the shadow of an unexpected loss that has touched us deeply and in many ways,” Roberts told the judicial conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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