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'''Anthony McLeod Kennedy''' ( b. July 23, 1936) is a Supreme Court justice who was nominated by [[Ronald Reagan]] after [[Lewis Powell]] retired. Kennedy was a Californian like Reagan, who turned to him after two prior nominations to a vacancy on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] had not been confirmed.

'''Anthony McLeod Kennedy''' ( b. July 23, 1936) is a Supreme Court justice who was nominated by [[Ronald Reagan]] after [[Lewis Powell]] retired. Kennedy was a [[California]]n like Reagan, who turned to him after two prior nominations to a vacancy on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] had not been confirmed.

He cast the deciding vote in support of a narrowed affirmance of [[abortion]] rights in 1992, in [[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]], but his only votes for abortion since then have been in denying certiorari on [[pro-life]] petitions. At oral argument in the ''Hobby Lobby'' case on March 25, Justice Kennedy was critical of the possibility of the government requiring corporations to fund [[abortion]].  Pro-aborts typically do not appeal their court losses to the Supreme Court, perhaps fearing that Justice Kennedy will cast the deciding vote against them and thereby establish a pro-life precedent nationwide.

 

Before siding completely with abortion, Kennedy had previously cast the deciding vote in support of a narrowed affirmance of [[abortion]] rights in 1992, in [[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]].  Between then and 2015, Kennedy's only votes for abortion were in denying certiorari on [[pro-life]] petitions. At oral argument in the ''Hobby Lobby'' case on March 25, Justice Kennedy was critical of the possibility of the government requiring corporations to fund [[abortion]].  Uncertain until 2016 about whether Kennedy would rule for them, pro-aborts typically did not appeal their court losses to the Supreme Court, perhaps fearing that Justice Kennedy will cast the deciding vote against them and thereby establish a pro-life precedent nationwide.

Justice Kennedy authored all three of the Supreme Court decisions which have advanced the [[homosexual agenda]].<ref>The three decisions are ''Romer'', ''Lawrence'', and ''Windsor''.</ref>  He was also the decisive vote and wrote the 5-4 opinion in favor of direct corporate spending on ads in campaigns, in ''Citizens United v. FEC'', 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010).

Justice Kennedy authored all three of the Supreme Court decisions which have advanced the [[homosexual agenda]].<ref>The three decisions are ''Romer'', ''Lawrence'', and ''Windsor''.</ref>  He was also the decisive vote and wrote the 5-4 opinion in favor of direct corporate spending on ads in campaigns, in ''Citizens United v. FEC'', 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010).