WASHINGTON -- Justice Antonin Scali...

WASHINGTON -- Justice Antonin Scalia was the greatest Court's most frequent traveler last year with 24 expense-paid trips that took him as far as Ireland, Italy, Turkey and Australia.

Law sects and legal groups paid for principally of Scalia's travel, although Italian heritage organizations, media giant Time Warner Inc., the Roman Catholic Diocese of Louisiana and the Juilliard exercise also covered trips.

The information was in Scalia's financial disclosure report, filed this month The other justices' finances for 2005 were disclosed in June Scalia received an extension.

Scalia is single of at least six millionaires among the nine justices, with assets of $11 million to $26 million.

Justice Anthony M Kennedy took 15 expense-paid trips in 2005 and Justice Stephen Breyer made 14

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