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Anthony McLeod Kennedy
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
February 9, 2013Presentation By:
Kara KregelGeorge Leonard
Dedra MooreNick Riviera
Kennedy in College~ In 1954 he enrolled at Stanford University
~ He excelled in Constitutional law and completed the graduation requirements in only 3 years
~ Immediately after he went to The London School of Economics for one year and graduated in 1958 from Stanford with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science
~ He then was accepted into Harvard Law School and graduated Cum Laude in 1961
~ Right after he served for one year in the California Army National Guard
Nick Riviera
Personal Life~ In 1962 Kennedy passed the bar exam
~ He decided he wanted to practice law
~ In his early career, he shared the views of most Republicans
~ He stayed in California and practiced law in both Sacramento and San Francisco
~ After the death of his father in 1963 he took over his dads law practice and soon after wed Mary Davis
~ They have 3 children together
Nick Riviera
Beginning of Career~ He met then, Governor Ronald Reagan through a mutual friend Ed Meese
~ Together, Reagan and Kennedy started the initiative of Proposition 1
~ Proposition 1’s purpose was to cut state spending
~ It would later fail
~ Reagan played a very important role in getting Kennedy a spot on the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals making him the youngest judge in the nation at that time Nick Riviera
Important Judicial Decisions
Equal Rights Movement
~Justice Kennedy has voted on both sides of this issue despite his Republican roots~Romer v. Evans and Lawrence v. Texas the Supreme court with Kennedy's support struck down local laws which discriminated against homosexuals~Kennedy also voted to uphold the B.S.A.'s right to ban homosexual scoutmasters in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
Kara Kregel
Capital Punishment
~Kennedy has voted against decisions that questioned the Overall soundness of Capital punishment.~However he has also taken a very liberal stance on Capital punishment with Kennedy v. Louisiana which made instituting the death penalty on rapists illegal.
Kara Kregel
Gun Control~ Kennedy voted to end the ban on handguns in Washington DC with District of Columbia v. Heller~ He also helped to extend that decision to all the states under McDonald v. Chicago~ Gun control is a topic in which Kennedy is generally conservative
Kara Kregel
Abortion~ Justice Kennedy is known for judging on a case by case basis~ In Planned Parenthood v. Casey he voted to uphold Roe v. Wade declaring abortions constitutional with restrictions~ During Hodgson v. Minnesota Kennedy took a more conservative stance voting for abortion restrictions
Kara Kregel
Anthony Kennedy’s Character
~ US News reports him as being “straight laced” and “goody goody”.
~ His father offered him $100 to commit a crime when he was younger.
~ He is still $100 short.
~ Son of a lawyer and a lobbyist.
George Leonard
What to expect if you sit at a bar with him…
~ He will probably order a dry gin an tonic, because his life seems not to be too spontaneous or sweet.
~ He will spend a majority of time talking about graduating at the top of his class at Harvard Law school.
~ Create a list of jokes, because he will likely have none on him.
George Leonard
Bibliography
http://www.supremecourt.gov/ http://www.biography.com/people/anthony-kenned
y-9362868 http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.as
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Know-Your-Supreme-Court/Justice-Anthony-Kennedy.htm
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/judges/toj_kennedy.html