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Anthony Kennedy
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Obergefell v Hodges 2015
Kennedy casted his
swing vote
with the
liberal bloc
and wrote the
majority opinion
. Kennedy would’ve been supported by progressives
Planned Parenthood v Casey 1992
Voted in favour of
abortion
to strike down a Texas law limiting abortion availability. He would’ve been supported by progressives
DC v Heller 2008
Conservative-
voted to protect conservative gun rights
Significance
Impacts
state.
Makes sure that
swing
justices vote on the importance of the case. They act as a
tiebreaker
- no one knows what they’re going to vote