Anthony Kennedy
Anthony Kennedy
Anthony McLeod Kennedyis the senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States who was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 11, 1987, and took the oath of office on February 18, 1988...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSupreme Court Justice
Date of Birth23 July 1936
CitySacramento, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Anthony Kennedy quotes about
american-judge enhance exercising judgment-and-judges prestige tradition
Sometimes it is easy...to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court.
bound fifth people rap symphony version
Just the thought of a rap version of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or 'Achy, Breaky Heart' is bound to make people smile.
democracy mission share
This is not chauvinistic, ... Our purpose, our mission is to share democracy with the world.
entertainment number people
A number of people would want to make us part of the American entertainment network.
unjust accepting guidelines
The federal sentencing guidelines should be revised downward. By contrast to the guidelines, I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory minimum sentences. In too many cases, mandatory minimum sentences are unwise and unjust.
loyalty understanding generations
The Constitution needs allegiance and loyalty and renewal and understanding with each generation, or else it's not going to last.
asking-questions police ordinary
Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment.
virginia crime crosses
Any time you burn a cross in Virginia, it's a crime?
weight opinion death-penalty
It is proper that we acknowledge the overwhelming weight of international opinion against the juvenile death penalty.
humanity understanding liberty
When a juvenile commits a heinous crime, the State can exact forfeiture of some of the most basic liberties, but the State cannot extinguish his life and his potential to attain a mature understanding of his own humanity.