Dumb question regarding Supreme Court Justice Scalia

[randomelement]

This crossed my mind and I was hoping someone could answer it for me:

If the Fitzgerald investigation continues to dig into our "reasons" for going to war, it is inevitable (with any luck) that the Energy Committee, chaired by Cheney early in this Administration's tenure, will be examined.

Since Scalia was instrumental in denying any release of documents regarding this Committee (after a cozy little hunting trip with Cheney), is it possible for Scalia to face charges if some impropriety is discovered during the investigation?

In short, can a Supreme Court Justice be charged with a crime (say obstruction)?

[madeline_con]

1. Theoretically, no one's above the law....

BUT....

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. If there is evidence that Scalia and Cheney

colluded during the "duck hunt". But the odds that they had any witnesses or paper trail are very very small

[shenmue]

3. Oh ho *ho* do I wish

But I doubt it.

[Neil Lisst]

4. If there were irrefutable proof, he'd be prosecuted, but ...

... but it would have to be a tape with them actually making a deal of some kind.

[DefenseLawyer]

5. Judges enjoy fairly broad immunity

for their actions on the bench. For example, a judge can't be sued for an erroneous ruling. But if he was somehow involved in a crime, like destroying evidence or taking a bribe or the like, he could be impeached, and off the top of my head I know of nothing that would keep him from being prosecuted.