Anthony Kennedy
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Anthony Kennedy, Politics, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Sure, go ahead, he's only the most powerful judge in America....
It’s always been a dream of mine to interrupt a Supreme Court justice. — Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.), a lawyer, after interrupting Justice Anthony Kennedy during Justice Kennedy’s testimony before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. -
Anthony Kennedy, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Native Americans, Non-Sequiturs, Pets
Non-Sequiturs: 02.07.11
* How did Howrey start to unravel? The trouble might have started in Europe. [Washington Post] * Congratulations to Arvo Mikkanen, a Native American nominee to the federal bench in Oklahoma (and “an all-around great dude,” according to a tipster). [The Atlantic] * Washington & Lee Law School, which we recently praised for its honesty […] - Sponsored
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Anthony Kennedy, Constitutional Law, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Florida Judge Strikes Down Obamacare
Well this should be fun. Florida federal judge Roger Vinson has struck down the heart of Obama’s health care reform plan, finding that the individual mandate part of the bill is unconstitutional and therefore the whole thing is unconstitutional. As Ashby Jones points out on the WSJ Law Blog, that makes the score 2 – […]
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Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, John Roberts, Politics, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Will SCOTUS Go to the SOTU This Year?
Tomorrow night, many of us will tune in to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — hoping to catch more catfighting than on an episode of Jersey Shore. Last year’s SOTU did not disappoint drama-seekers. As you may recall, an Article II vs. Article III smackdown took place: President Obama chided the Supreme […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Money, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Money's Assault on American Politics Is Well Underway -- Thanks to the Psychological Effects of Citizens United
I hope Anthony Kennedy is happy. It’s Justice Kennedy’s world now, and we’re all just playing by the rules he lays down. Despite all the talking points you may have heard about how Citizens United really isn’t that big of a deal, what Justice Kennedy calls speech is flooding American politics ahead of this November’s […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Gay Marriage, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Already Working on His Gay Marriage Opinion?
[A]ll of us in a pluralistic society have components to our identity; we are Republicans or Democrats, we are Christians or atheists, we are single or married, we are old or young. — Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, waxing poetic at oral argument in Snyder v. Phelps (via Jan Crawford). -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clerkships, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: All of October Term 2010Plus several hires for October Term 2011.
Earlier this week, the New York Daily News reported that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has no plans of stepping down from the Supreme Court anytime soon. This wasn’t terribly exciting, since there haven’t been any rumblings of an AMK departure. In addition, Justice Kennedy has already hired at least two law clerks for October Term […] -
Anthony Kennedy, SCOTUS
Right to Remain Silent Doesn't Cover Remaining Silent
If you can only name one Supreme Court Justice, let’s hope that it’s Anthony Kennedy. It’s his world now, we’re all just along for the ride. Today’s big Supreme Court ruling was the case of Berghuis v. Thompkins. At issue was whether a suspect’s silence constituted a waiver of his right to remain silent. Yes, […] - Sponsored
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Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Crime, John Paul Stevens, Prisons, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Can Juveniles Be Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Non-Homicide Crimes?
That’s the question the Supreme Court answered in the negative today, in Graham v. Florida. The Court’s opinion was by Justice Kennedy, whose vote usually controls on Eighth Amendment issues, and it was joined by the four liberal justices. The case generated oodles and oodles of pages and a welter of separate opinions. Thankfully, the […] -
Anthony Kennedy, SCOTUS
Justice Kennedy: 'Courtly and Humorous'
Oh, to be old and powerful. SCOTUS Justice Anthony Kennedy must be living the good life. He’s got a lifelong job in the middle of a global recession, and oh yeah, he’s the swing vote on the Supreme Court. I bet he doesn’t even drive a Toyota. Justice Kennedy gave a talk at Pepperdine School […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Fantasy SCOTUS, SCOTUS
FantasySCOTUS.net Predictions of the 10th Justice: Forecasting the Swing Vote of Justice Kennedy.
Ed. note: ATL has teamed up with FantasySCOTUS, the premier Supreme Court fantasy league. (For more background, check out this WSJ Law Blog post.) On Fridays, the 10th Justice will analyze league voting to predict how the Supreme Court may decide upcoming cases. Welcome to the second installment of Predictions of the 10th Justice, brought […] -
Alex Kozinski, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Clerkships, David Sentelle, Harvard Law Review, Job Searches, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #7)
In October 2006, when LEWW reviewed her wedding, we wrote of Aileen McGrath (at right, with handsome hubby Jason Gillenwater): Aileen is the President of the Harvard Law Review. HELLO!!! And this isn’t mentioned in the announcement, but we’ve learned that she’ll be clerking next year for Chief Judge Michael Boudin, of the First Circuit […] -
Anthony Kennedy, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 07.22.07: Seeds of Love
Apart from our three finalist couples, there isn’t much to highlight for you this week: just some minor WGWAG action, and, in the Vows column, a nice shout-out to LEWW’s temporary home city. So without further ado, we bring you our fabulous finalists: 1. Nykeesha Davis and Chad Peterman 2. Deborah Bernstein and David Foster […]
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Alex Kozinski, Anthony Kennedy, Birthdays, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Happy Birthday, Justice Kennedy!
Some helpful tipsters reminded us: today is the birthday of [swing] Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. Happy Birthday, Justice Kennedy! We asked one reader, aspiring lawyer Andrew Cohen,* for thoughts on writing up a short post. His response: “You don’t. You write a ridiculously long post that both praises and denigrates him, pretending to come out […] -
Anthony Kennedy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's Last Penultimate Day: Say Goodbye to October Term 2006
David Souter is signing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s yearbook. Sam Alito is hoping he’ll get a better locker next year. Nino Scalia is mapping out which European restaurants he’s going to hit this summer. Yes, that’s right: today is the last scheduled day of the Supreme Court’s Term. The justices are handing down opinions as we […] -
Adam Liptak, Anthony Kennedy, Blogging, D.C. Circuit, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Michael Dorf, New York Times, Randy Barnett
Liberal Law Professors and Guns: An Improbable Romance
Liberal law professors can be pretty predictable in their tastes. Volvo stationwagons. Fair trade coffee. Guns. Guns? Yes, guns. No, not gunners — guns. Firearms. Bang bang. The good ol’ Second Amendment. According to a very interesting NYT article, by Adam Liptak: In March, for the first time in the nation’s history, a federal appeals […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Celebrities, Don Imus, Fast Food, Martin Garbus, Morning Docket, Racism, Sports
Morning Docket: 05.07.07
* Justice Kennedy profile: “The Sphinx of Sacramento.” [Slate] * NBA refs give a new meaning to DWB. [SI] * Imus plans lawsuit based on contractual language that acknowledged irreverence. [MSNBC] * Trans fat lawsuit against KFC deep fried, disposed of properly. [CNN] * Indian judge who issued Gere warrant transferred. “Routine”? [MSNBC]
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Anthony Kennedy, Death Penalty, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Kennedy Spares Death Row Inmates
And now back to a more contentious subject: the death penalty. In three opinions issued today, the Supreme Court reversed the convictions of Texas death row inmates. Each of the cases involved a problem with the lower appellate courts’ application of prior SCOTUS rulings on special jury instructions in death penalty cases. All three decisions […] -
Abortion, Anthony Kennedy, John Roberts, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Breaking: Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Partial Birth Abortion Act
This just in from One First Street. The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long- awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench. The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed […] -
Anthony Kennedy
The Supreme Court Hears the Trial of Hamlet (Part 2)
Some of you have inquired into the rest of our coverage of last week’s Trial of Hamlet, presided over by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. Thanks for the reminder. Well, here it is. It’s ridiculously late, and it’s probably of interest only to folks who also attended the event. If you feel like it, you can […]