"Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters"

[Lauren Johnson]

Cause of death determinations are routinely made without autopsies (although they seem to have a 72% accuracy rate). Here is a study:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14634467

I would point out that even though 72% doesn't sound all that great, the pathologists (without autopsies) have a far better accuracy rate distinguishing non-natural causes of death: 97%

Thanks for pointing that out Drew. I suppose the term should be probably cause of death.

I do think there should be an autopsy given his position in the government and his isolation. The family doesn't want an autopsy either.

I guess he was called home by his Master for a job well done. ::