Bloomberg Law
May 20, 2019, 7:58 PM UTC

Justice Kennedy Urges ‘Recovery’ of Public Discourse

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson
Reporter

Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy lamented the state of civic discourse May 20 while speaking to a room full of prominent attorneys and judges.

“Civility has never been needed more than it is needed today,” Kennedy said while accepting the American Law Institute’s Friendly Medal in honor of Second Circuit Judge Henry Friendly.

Kennedy said it was his hope that the country will have “recovered” from the current state of public discourse in the next few years.

Kennedy said the award will inspire him to spread the word about civility and decency.

Chief Justice John Roberts, who clerked for the iconic ...

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