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Anthony Kennedy
Anthony Kennedy
American Judge
Born: Jul 23, 1936
Constitution Generation Judge Own Sometimes You
Related authors: Clarence Thomas John Roberts Maryanne Trump Barry Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sonia Sotomayor Thurgood Marshall
The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasoned is the rational; to the uninformed, the enlightened; to the straight-out lie, the simple truth. Anthony Kennedy
Truth Lie Simple Free Free Society Society Response Rational Simple Truth Remedy True Course False Ordinary Uninformed Enlightened Speech
We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what the law is, but what the law should be. Anthony Kennedy
Law Lose Sight Ourselves Moral Must Only Fact Never Fail Ask Should Foundation
I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment to other more constant values as to which there is general consensus. Anthony Kennedy
Commitment Values Neutrality Think Other Philosophy Temperament Constant General More Select Particular Judges Judicial Opposed Which Should Based Consensus
Our system presumes that there are certain principles that are more important than the temper of the times. And you must have a judge who is detached, who is independent, who is fair, who is committed only to those principles and not public pressures of other sort. That's the meaning of neutrality. Anthony Kennedy
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We hold that same sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry in all states. Anthony Kennedy
Sex States Marry Couples Exercise Same May Same-Sex Hold Fundamental Fundamental Right Right
Sometimes it is easy... to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court. Anthony Kennedy
Sometimes Responsibility Prestige Easy Court Exercising Tradition Been Your Enhance
The fascination about being a judge is the same about the duty of being a judge, and that is to ask yourself, Why am I about to rule the way I am about to rule? You must always ask yourself that question. Anthony Kennedy
You Yourself Judge Duty Rule Way Must About Always Am Question Same Being Ask Fascination Why
If the case is close, 5-4, and let's say you are on the side that prevailed with the majority, there are not a lot of high-fives and back slaps. There is a moment of quiet, a moment of respect, maybe even sometimes awe in the process. We realize that one of us is going to have to write out a decision which teaches and gives reasons for what we do. Anthony Kennedy
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The nature of injustice is that we may not always see it in our own time. Anthony Kennedy
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Political speech is indispensable to decision-making in a democracy, and this is no less true because the speech comes from a corporation rather than an individual. Anthony Kennedy
Democracy Political Corporation Rather Indispensable Individual True Because Than Political Speech Decision-Making Less Speech

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