From Deanna Paul, a former prosecutor, on WaPo’s Retropolis:
Since Kennedy was confirmed in 1988, he has adopted a relatively predictable approach: consistently voting in favor of individual rights (outside of criminal justice and capital punishment) but otherwise voting with the right. Kennedy, according to [George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan] Turley, bridged the bench, not because of his votes but his voice. “He had impeccable credentials as a jurist,” Turley said. “He showed that you could have a conservative philosophy and still protect individual rights.”
The right likes to jangle the keys of rights, and how the left wants to take them away, from gun rights to free speech. I wonder if this will get an outraged reaction.
