Justice Kennedy asked Trump to put Kavanaugh on Supreme Court list, book says

November 22, 2019 Comments Off on Justice Kennedy asked Trump to put Kavanaugh on Supreme Court list, book says

It was a historic moment in April 2017 when Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy presided over the ceremonial Rose Garden swearing-in for the court’s new member, Neil Gorsuch: the first time a sitting justice was joined on the nation’s highest ...

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In old-fashioned exchange of missives, Supreme Court bids adieu to former colleague

December 4, 2018 Comments Off on In old-fashioned exchange of missives, Supreme Court bids adieu to former colleague

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court formally marked the retirement on Monday of Anthony Kennedy with an old-fashioned exchange of letters that the chief justice read aloud from the bench. The justices, often bitterly divided on high-profile legal issues, were unanimous ...

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Rumors surround Justice Kennedy exit, but he’s not talking

May 4, 2017 Comments Off on Rumors surround Justice Kennedy exit, but he’s not talking

WASHINGTON — As one justice settles into his new job at the Supreme Court, is another about to leave? Eighty-year-old Justice Anthony Kennedy is so far refusing to comment on speculation that he may soon retire after 29 years on ...

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Supreme Court retirement talk focuses on pivotal justice Kennedy

April 14, 2017 Comments Off on Supreme Court retirement talk focuses on pivotal justice Kennedy

Justice Anthony Kennedy reclaimed his position as the man in the middle of the U.S. Supreme Court when he swore in Neil Gorsuch, his former law clerk, as the newest justice. The question is whether Kennedy wants to keep that ...

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Old case about goat sacrifices played role in blocking Trump’s travel ban

February 14, 2017 Comments Off on Old case about goat sacrifices played role in blocking Trump’s travel ban

In 1993, the Supreme Court granted constitutional protections to an Afro-Cuban religious group that sacrifices animals, such as goats, chickens, ducks and turtles, as a form of ritual. More than two decades later, specifically Thursday, three federal appeals court judges ...

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Analysis: It’s still Kennedy’s Supreme Court

February 1, 2017 Comments Off on Analysis: It’s still Kennedy’s Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has chosen his first nominee, but it remains Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Supreme Court. The question is how much longer he wants it. Kennedy, 80 and celebrating his 29th year on the court this month, will ...

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Commentary: Kennedy, not Trump, will determine the Supreme Court’s future

January 30, 2017 Comments Off on Commentary: Kennedy, not Trump, will determine the Supreme Court’s future

The announcement of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee will unleash a blizzard of commentary, advertising and social media campaigns aimed at influencing senators and the public. But to win the real battle for the future of the high court, ...