Is Anthony Kennedy an activist?
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Is Anthony Kennedy an activist?
Anthony Kennedy:
Anthony Kennedy was President Reagan's third nomination to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by Lewis F. Powell Jr., the Justice in charge of the Sixth District. At the conclusion of Kennedy's Senate confirmation hearing, he was unanimously approved by the Senate.
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View this answerNo, Anthony Kennedy was not classified as an activist judge, thus making him a restraint judge. Restraint judges prefer not to legislate from the...
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