Justice Kennedy May Retire Next Year: Report
Rumors have swirled recently that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy may announce his retirement.
And now a new report by NPR indicates the Kennedy is, in fact, seriously thinking about retiring from the Supreme Court.
According to NPR, Kennedy told law clerk applicants that he is considering retiring next year.
Kennedy hired his law clerks for the coming term but has not yet hired law clerks for the term beginning in October 2018.
He told those who applied he was thinking about retiring.
Kennedy is a key swing vote on the Supreme Court, regularly casting the tie-breaking vote in landmark cases.
Kennedy has often sided with liberals on the Court including on the court’s 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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