justice anthony kennedy

Politics & Government

Kavanaugh Pick Shows Trump Bowing Again To The GOP Legal Establishment

10:14am July 10, 2018

by Ron Elving

Kennedy has given the president the ultimate political gift — the chance to reprise his Greatest Hit (Neil Gorsuch) and shape the political debate in the months before the November midterm elections.

Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as a federal judge by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in 2006. President George W. Bush looks on. Kavanaugh is Trump's pick to replace Kennedy on the Supreme Court.

Who Is Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Pick For The Supreme Court?

11:44pm July 09, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The federal judge is conservative and just 53. He is a former Bush White House staffer with deep political ties and the most experience as a judge on Trump's shortlist. But he is also controversial.

The Supreme Court term that just concluded was a small taste of what is to come. In all, 13 of the cases decided by a liberal-conservative split, Justice Anthony Kennedy provided the fifth and deciding conservative vote.

Justice Kennedy May Soon Find Himself Disappointed And His Legacy Undermined

11:38am June 30, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court justice may believe that rights once recognized will not be taken away, but President Trump is about to get his second nominee to the court and it's sure to be a conservative.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant to obtain cellphone location information routinely collected by wireless providers.

In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone

6:29pm June 22, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The sharply divided justices ruled that police need a search warrant to obtain cellphone location data.

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Home goods seller Wayfair and other e-commerce companies had attempted to challenge a South Dakota law that levies taxes on purchases made through certain online retailers.

Supreme Court Ruling Means Some Online Purchases Will Cost More

6:27pm June 21, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

States will reap billions after a major ruling that says states may now impose sales taxes on Internet retailers, even ones out of state and with no physical presence in the state.

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In this June 1, 2017 file photo Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch is seen during an official group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.

Justice Neil Gorsuch Votes 100 Percent Of The Time With Most Conservative Colleague

12:29pm July 01, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas agreed on cases spanning several hotly contested issues, including same-sex marriage, gun rights, immigration and taxpayer aid to religious schools.

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