Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Announces Retirement

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Justice Anthony Kennedy
Today, June 27th, United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement effective July 31st, 2018.  Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Justice Kennedy was sworn in to the Supreme Court in 1988.  He became the swing vote, often serving as the pivotal vote in many close cases.  Read more about Justice Kennedy and explore some of the cases he presided over here.

Justice Kennedy’s retirement will provide President Trump with his second Supreme Court nomination since taking office.  Possible nominees include names considered for Justice Gorsuch’s seat such as federal appeals court judge and former Kennedy law clerk, Brett Kavanaugh and federal judges William Pryor, Thomas Hardiman, and Amul Thapar.  

Read more about Justice Kennedy’s career and retirement here and here.

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