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Jun 27, 2018 · Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced that he is retiring from the Supreme Court, which gives President Donald Trump another Supreme Court Justice that he can nominate. How will this affect...
Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American attorney and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan, and sworn in on February 18, 1988.
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Although he was appointed by a Republican president, Kennedy earned a reputation as a moderate thanks to his willingness to join the court’s liberal wing in important rulings on gay rights,...
Apr 30, 2024 · Early in his tenure, Kennedy proved to be markedly conservative. In his first term, he voted with Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Antonin Scalia, two of the Court’s most conservative members, more than 90 percent of the time.
Jun 27, 2018 · For 30 years the justice has been known for breaking ties between the Supreme Court's liberal and conservative blocs — which means Kennedy has played a key role in many major cases. Here's a...
Jun 27, 2018 · It’s not a surprise that Kennedy voted to strike down more federal and state laws over a period of decades than any other liberal or conservative justice. He was the most enthusiastic...
Apr 2, 2014 · During the Carter administration, the Ninth Circuit gained a majority of liberal thinking judges and Kennedy became the head of the court’s conservative minority. His calm demeanor and...
