“‘Even Trump can’t screw this up’: Kennedy retirement unites GOP; The president hopes naming a new Supreme Court justice will return him to the high-water mark of the Gorsuch confirmation just in time for the midterms.” Andrew Restuccia and Lorraine Woellert of Politico have this report.
And Josh Gerstein and Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico report that “Kennedy’s exit could upend abortion rights and end affirmative action; Other issues likely to be affected by a conservative replacement on the Supreme Court include gay rights and voting rights.”
“Why Anthony Kennedy Gave Up: In his last year on the bench, the lifelong devotee of dignity and the rule of law joined Team Trump. What happened?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“In Flake’s war on Trump tariffs, judicial picks are caught in the crossfire”: Paul Kane of The Washington Post has this report.
“In Influence if Not in Title, This Has Been the Kennedy Court”: Adam Liptak will have this news analysis in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.
“For Liberals, Little to Cheer in Kennedy’s Final Term”: Kenneth Jost has this post online at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”
“A ‘view’ from the courtroom: A river runs through it.” Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Statements of the Supreme Court Regarding Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement”: The U.S. Supreme Court‘s Public Information Office has posted these statements online.
“Trump reportedly has five frontrunners to replace Anthony Kennedy on Supreme Court”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.
“Trump Gets Chance to Influence American Life for Generations Through Supreme Court Pick”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this news analysis.
“Two Florida judges are in the mix for the soon-to-be open SCOTUS seat”: Kirby Wilson of The Tampa Bay Times has this report.
“Anthony Kennedy retirement returns David Stras to Supreme Court speculation; Trump has kept the Eighth Circuit judge among his possible nominees since 2016”: Stephen Montemayor of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.
“Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Exit Sets the Stage for a Fierce Battle Over His Successor; Departure stokes passions in both political parties going into this fall’s contest for control of Congress”: Jess Bravin, Louise Radnofsky, and Joshua Jamerson of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“President Trump’s possible Supreme Court replacement pick has Indiana ties”: Noah Stubbs of The Evansville Courier & Press has this report.
“Could one of these Iowans replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy?” William Petroski of The Des Moines Register has this report.
“Sen. Mike Lee and his brother, Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee, on Trump’s short list to replace Kennedy”: Thomas Burr of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.
And Ashley Imlay of The Deseret News reports that “Sen. Mike Lee and his brother on Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist.”
“Trump’s short list for high court includes two Georgia justices”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.
“Texas judge Don Willett is back under consideration to be Trump’s next Supreme Court pick”: Rachel Cohrs of The Dallas Morning News has this report.
And online at the Washington Examiner, Tom Rogan has an essay titled “Trump should nominate Judge Don Willett to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat.”
“Trump’s list for Supreme Court includes 3 Michigan judges”: Melissa Nann Burke and Jonathan Oosting of The Detroit News have this report.
“Kentuckian on Trump’s short list for Supreme Court”: Darcy Costello of The Louisville Courier Journal has this report.
And CBS affiliate WTOL 11 of Toledo, Ohio reports that “Ottawa Hills alumnus on list of candidates to replace Justice Kennedy.”
“To the voters who picked Trump with the courts in mind: You did the right thing.” Marc A. Thiessen has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“Don’t want a right-wing Supreme Court? Do everything you can to stop it.” Columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“The Court After Kennedy: The consequential jurist has done the country a favor by retiring.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.
“With Kennedy Gone, Justice Must Be Won at the Ballot Box”: The New York Times has published this editorial.
“For the first time, conservatives might thank God for Kennedy”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“Kennedy’s retirement opens a void at the court’s center”: The Washington Post has published this editorial.
“Turns out ‘But Gorsuch’ was a good argument after all”: Hugh Hewitt has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“We’re About to Find Out How Bad It Will Get Without Justice Kennedy”: Emily Bazelon has this essay online at The New York Times.
“Here are potential Supreme Court nominees to replace Justice Kennedy”: Ariane de Vogue and Eli Watkins of CNN have this report.
“Kavanaugh Emerges as Key Contender for Trump Supreme Court Pick”: Chris Strohm, Jennifer Jacobs, Justin Sink, and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News have this report.
“Pa. federal judge Thomas Hardiman likely to be considered for U.S. Supreme Court”: Thomas Fitzgerald of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.
“The Last of the Small-Town Lawyers: Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement marks the end of an era on the Supreme Court — and a turn toward hard-edged partisanship.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“The Most Conservative Supreme Court in a Century Will Move Further Right: The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy and the rise of Neil Gorsuch are an indication of what’s to come.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at Rolling Stone.
“McConnell Promises Fall Vote to Confirm Next Supreme Court Justice”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.
“Anthony Kennedy Was No Moderate: The Supreme Court’s swing vote ended his career the way he began it: as a true-blue conservative.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The New Republic.
“Justice Kennedy played an unexpectedly pivotal role at the Supreme Court”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy DC has this report.
