Kennedy Has No Plans to Retire
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 6th, 2010 4:43 am by HL
Kennedy Has No Plans to Retire
Justice Anthony Kennedy, “who turns 74 this month, has told relatives and friends he plans to stay on the high court for at least three more years — through the end of Obama’s first term,” the New York Daily News reports.
“That means Kennedy will be around to provide a fifth vote for the court’s conservative bloc through the 2012 presidential election. If Obama loses, Kennedy could retire and expect a Republican President to choose a conservative justice.”
No Vacation from Politics
“It’s a holiday week and Congress is out of town, but there’s no vacation from politics. With less than four months to go until November’s midterm elections, most lawmakers up for re-election this autumn are back in their home states and districts, reaching out to voters,” CNN reports.
“Also getting into the act this week, President Obama and Vice President Biden. Obama heads to Missouri and Nevada Thursday and Friday… After returning from Iraq, Biden travels to California at the end of the week to help Sen. Barbara Boxer raise campaign cash.”
