Topic: Anthony Kennedy
Quotes
Within the Constitution's separation-of-powers structure, few exercises of judicial power are as legitimate or as necessary as the responsibility to hear challenges to the authority of the executive to imprison a person. Some of these petitioners have been in custody for six years with no definitive judicial determination
Gitmo detainees get U.S. court review Jun 12, 2008
The private action does not reach the customer/supplier companies, because the investors did not rely upon their statements or representations
U.S. Supreme Court limits fraud liability Jan 15, 2008
We hold that where there is a privacy interest protected by exemption 7(c)(of the Freedom of Information Act) and the public interest being asserted is to show that responsible officials acted negligently or otherwise improperly in the performance of their duties, the requester must establish more than a bare suspicion in order to obtain disclosure
Court protects post-mortem Foster photos Mar 30, 2004
The Dead Sea Companies say that the state of Israel exercised considerable control over their operations, notwithstanding Israel's indirect relationship to those companies
Court: Foreign country protection limited Apr 22, 2003
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it
Outside View: Deja vu all over again? Apr 14, 2003
Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, having been appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, Kennedy has often been the swing vote on many of the Court's politically charged 5–4 decisions. Conservatives have felt betrayed by some of his decisions, but other observers say he reaches conservative results more often than not.
Kennedy was born and raised in Sacramento, California, the son of Anthony J. Kennedy, an attorney with a reputation for influence in the California legislature, and Gladys McLeod, who participated in many local civic activities. As a boy, Kennedy came into contact with prominent politicians of the day, such as California Governor and later U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren. He served as a page in the California State Senate as a young man. He is not a member of the Kennedy political family.
Kennedy graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School in 1954. He was an undergraduate student at Stanford University from 1954–58, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science, after spending his senior year at the London School of Economics. He earned an LL.B from Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude in 1961.
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