“The federal sentencing guidelines should be revised downward. By contrast to the guidelines, I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory minimum sentences. In too many cases, mandatory minimum sentences are unwise and unjust.” ShouldI CanAcceptingCasesSentencesContrastMinimumUnjustUnwiseGuidelines Author:Anthony Kennedy
“The fetus, in many cases, dies just as a human adult or child would: It bleeds to death as it is torn from limb from limb. The fetus can be alive at the beginning of the dismemberment process and can survive for a time while its limbs are being torn off.” HumansChildrenDiesProcessCasesAliveAdultsTornLimbsFetus Author:Anthony Kennedy
“There are some forty thousand children in California, according to the red brief, that live with same-sex parents, and they want their parents to have full recognition and full status. The voice of those children is important in this case, don't you think?” ThinkingWantChildrenImportantSexParentVoiceCasesGayThousandRedRecognitionCaliforniaFortyGay Marriage Author:Anthony Kennedy
“The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done.” MadeDonePrinciplesCasesGenerationsHeritage Author:Anthony Kennedy