Bloomberg Law
June 28, 2018, 11:15 AM UTC

Wake Up Call: Bitter Showdown Likely Over Kennedy Replacement

• After U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced plans to retire yesterday, President Trump promised to quickly pick a successor to the 81-year-old life-long Republican, and speculation mounted over who that will be. Since his choice could create the most conservative court in generations, a nasty showdown looked likely in the Senate. ( Bloomberg Law via BLB ) ( New York Times ) ( Washington Post ) ( SCOTUSblog.com ) ( NPR )

• In his 30 years on the court, Kennedy became known as the court’s swing vote and wrote some of the most important and controversial decisions, ranging from ...

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