The impact of Justice Kennedy’s retirement is examined
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the country’s top court Wednesday. Kennedy has long been a crucial swing vote on key Supreme Court decisions, and his replacement has the opportunity to significantly change the ideological makeup of the court. Maya Sen, associate professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School, has researched the political leaning of courts and is an expert Supreme Court watcher. The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation asked her about the impact Kennedy’s retirement will have on the court and the country. Q&A Maya Sen Ash Center: What’s your reaction to the announcement that Kennedy is retiring? Maya sen: Some surprise, but not entirely surprised. There were rumors going around for at least one or two years since Trump was elected, that Kennedy was considering retirement, and some of the things he’d written in some of the opinions in the last week had indicated as such. So I...