Anthony M. Kennedy

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Anthony M. Kennedy is a former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pivotal swing votes in landmark cases on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion, and campaign finance.

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Anthony M. Kennedy canonical 121
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy 17
Anthony Kennedy 11

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
judge
lawyer
almaMaterDegree BA from Stanford University
LLB from Harvard Law School
appointedBy Ronald Reagan
appointedToNinthCircuitBy Gerald Ford
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-07-23
educatedAt Harvard Law School
London School of Economics
Stanford University
endTime 2018-07-31
endTimeNinthCircuit 1988-02-18
familyName Kennedy
fieldOfWork civil liberties
constitutional law
givenName Anthony
ideologicalRole swing vote on the Supreme Court
knownFor jurisprudence on abortion
jurisprudence on campaign finance
jurisprudence on same-sex marriage
pivotal swing vote on the U.S. Supreme Court
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
middleName McLeod
name Anthony M. Kennedy self-link
nominatedFor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
notableCaseOpinion Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
surface form: Lawrence v. Texas

Obergefell v. Hodges
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
United States v. Windsor
numberOfChildren 3
occupation jurist
law professor
placeOfBirth Sacramento
surface form: Sacramento, California, United States
politicalAlignment Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
precededBy Lewis F. Powell Jr.
previousPosition Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
religion Roman Catholicism
retirementAnnounced 2018-06-27
spouse Mary Davis Kennedy
startTime 1988-02-18
startTimeNinthCircuit 1975-05-30
succeededBy Brett M. Kavanaugh
taughtAt McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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Morse v. Frederick majorityJustices Anthony M. Kennedy
Morse v. Frederick concurrenceBy Anthony M. Kennedy
Agostini v. Felton majorityJoinedBy Anthony M. Kennedy
Mary Davis Kennedy spouse Anthony M. Kennedy
Kavanaugh workedAsClerkFor Anthony M. Kennedy
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Brett clerkedFor Anthony M. Kennedy
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
this entity surface form: Anthony Kennedy
U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
subject surface form: Boumediene v. Bush
Janus v. AFSCME joinedMajority Anthony M. Kennedy
Utah v. Strieff (dissent on Fourth Amendment rights) joinedMajority Anthony M. Kennedy
subject surface form: Utah v. Strieff
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Crawford v. Washington joinedByInMajority Anthony M. Kennedy
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. majorityJoinedBy Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
United States, Petitioner v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. joinedMajority Anthony M. Kennedy
subject surface form: United States v. Morrison
Atkins v. Virginia majorityJustices Anthony M. Kennedy
Roper v. Simmons majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
Roper v. Simmons majorityJustices Anthony M. Kennedy
Graham v. Florida majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
Graham v. Florida majorityJustices Anthony M. Kennedy
Hudson v. McMillian majorityJustices Anthony M. Kennedy
Miller v. Alabama majorityJustices Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Anthony Kennedy
Defense of Marriage Act majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Anthony Kennedy
Mitchell v. United States majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Colorado Amendment 2 violates the Equal Protection Clause articulatedBy Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony Kennedy
Colorado Amendment 2 violates the Equal Protection Clause majorityOpinionAuthor Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony Kennedy
October Term 2011 hasMember Anthony M. Kennedy
Maryland v. King majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. concurrenceBy Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Florida v. Jardines hasDissentJoiner Anthony M. Kennedy
Missouri v. McNeely concurrenceBy Anthony M. Kennedy
American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant joinedByInMajority Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc. joinedByInMajority Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Windsor majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
subject surface form: United States v. Windsor
Hollingsworth v. Perry dissentingOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
Tennessee v. Lane hasDissentBy Anthony M. Kennedy
this entity surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy