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Jun 28, 2018 · Supreme Court Justices Samuel A. Alito and Stephen G. Breyer said they will miss working with Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement on Wednesday.
- District of Columbia v. Heller, 2009
- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 2010
- Romer v. Evans, 1996
- Roper v. Simmons, 2005
This 5-4 vote became a landmark for Second Amendment defenders. Ultimately the decision nixed a Washington, D.C., law that banned handguns after a police officer's application to obtain a one-year license for one was denied. The court found the law violated the Second Amendment, and Kennedy joined the other more conservative judges: Roberts, the la...
A decision that ultimately labeled donations to political campaigns as free speech, Kennedy wrote the narrow decision for the majority and explained that corruption could only occur if a donation directly resulted in a "quid pro quo" with a politician.
The case, which the court voted 6-3, was a boon for gays and gay rights advocates. Colorado voters had passed an amendment that would have prohibited any sort of legislative, executive or judicial action of protecting gay people from discrimination. Kennedy was one of the six to strike down the use of such an amendment. "A law declaring that, in ge...
Another 5-4 decision, this one involved Kennedy joining the court's more liberal justices. The majority claimed it unconstitutional for the death penalty to be applied to a person under the age of 18, with Kennedy noting in his decision that "only seven countries other than the United States ha[d] executed juvenile offenders since 1990: Iran, Pakis...
Jun 27, 2018 · Washington CNN — Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative who provided key votes for same sex-marriage, abortion access and affirmative action, will retire from the Supreme Court. The...
Jun 27, 2018 · Jun 27, 2018. Credit: Martha Stewart Justice Anthony Kennedy during a visit to HLS in 2015. Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy ’61 announced today that he will retire from the Supreme Court, on which he has served since 1988. Following Kennedy’s announcement, John F. Manning ’85, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law, said ...
Jun 28, 2018 · Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he will be retiring from the bench after more than 30 years to spend more time with his family.
Jun 27, 2018 · Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring after more than 30 years on the high court. Kennedy said he will officially retire on July 31 and that he decided to step down based on his deep desire to spend more time with his loved ones, even though his family encouraged him to stay on the Court.
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Jun 27, 2018 · Justice Anthony M Kennedy, a pivotal swing vote on the Supreme Court, has announced his plans to retire. This means President Donald Trump has the chance to dramatically shift the...
