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Justice Kennedy Warns Partisanship Threatens Democracy's Survival

10/2/2025

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Retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy warned democracy's survival is at risk amid rising partisanship in the Supreme Court's opinions.
In a National Public Radio interview, he cited his 2018 retirement and said his confidence in major Court decisions waned.
Kennedy, author of the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges majority, noted dissent's impact on his family.

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Retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy warned democracy's survival is at risk amid rising partisanship in the Supreme Court's opinions.
In a National Public Radio interview, he cited his 2018 retirement and said his confidence in major Court decisions waned.
Kennedy, author of the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges majority, noted dissent's impact on his family.