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SUMMARY: Writing that it had been "the greatest honor and privilege" to serve, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement hours after the court wrapped up its latest term. Kennedy's decision gives President Trump a chance to nominate another conservative, setting the stage for a Senate battle royale. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Amna Nawaz.
"How we’ll remember Justice Kennedy’s Supreme Court impact" PBS NewsHour 6/27/2018
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SUMMARY: Justice Anthony Kennedy leaves behind a legacy in the courtroom and in the lives of those who worked with and for him. Amna Nawaz gets reflections on the jurist’s impact from former Solicitor General Walter Dellinger, Michael Dorf of Cornell Law School, Orin Kerr of USC Gould School of Law, and Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute.
"The most important qualities Trump will seek in a Justice Kennedy replacement" PBS NewsHour 6/27/2018
COMMENT: The big mistake here is one that has happened for decades, thinking that political conservatism = judicial conservatism. They are NOT the same.
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SUMMARY: The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy sets up the Senate for a likely bruising political fight. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Amna Nawaz to discuss who is on President Trump’s list of candidates, what lawmakers will be looking for and how quickly a new justice could be confirmed.
"Democrats warn rights are ‘on the line’ in coming Supreme Court fight" PBS NewsHour 6/28/2018
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SUMMARY: A day after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, Democratic senators warned that the stakes could not be higher in the fight to replace him, and called for any nomination to wait until after the midterm elections. President Trump promised swift action in picking a Kennedy successor, who had been a swing vote on issues like abortion and LGBTQ rights. Judy Woodruff reports.
"Why Justice Kennedy’s final Supreme Court term is consequential" PBS NewsHour 6/28/2018
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SUMMARY: The Supreme Court wrapped up its term with a bang. Justices handed down blockbuster rulings on the President’s travel ban, racial gerrymandering, public employee unions and abortions -- each decided along ideological lines. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal and Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog.
"Gillibrand: ‘America’s women need to speak out and stand up’ on Trump Supreme Court nominee" PBS NewsHour 6/28/2018
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SUMMARY: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says women's basic reproductive freedoms are at risk as President Trump prepares to name a new justice. Judy Woodruff talks with the New York Democrat about the brewing political battle, why she says Senate Leader Mitch McConnell should wait until after the midterm elections to hold confirmation hearings, plus a standstill on sexual harassment bills in Congress.
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