Life, Law & Liberty
A Memoir
$65.90
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
16 December 2025
Summary
Justice Anthony Kennedy was at the ideological center of a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court for thirty years. Often writing landmark opinions in pivotal cases, he affirmed and redefined liberty for our nation—protecting political speech, upholding a woman’s right to choose, abolishing the death penalty for minors, and legalizing gay marriage.
How did a devout Catholic, conservative in both temperament and politics, and a 1988 Reagan appointee to the Court, end up delivering some of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668052747 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668052741 |
| Author: | Anthony Kennedy |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 16 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 542g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
“Life, Law & Liberty tells the remarkable story of a truly unique life…[F]ull of affection and with some truly astonishing stories… This makes for great reading.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“Studded with candid reflections and sharp observations.”
—Adam Liptak, New York Times
“Surprisingly revealing…he recounts the decisions he made on the Court through a distinctly personal lens, including his struggles and second thoughts.” —The New York Review of Books
Anthony Kennedy
Anthony M. Kennedy began his service as a Supreme Court Justice in 1988 and assumed senior status in 2018. Born in Sacramento, California, he received his BA from Stanford University and the London School of Economics, and his LLB from Harvard Law School. Starting in private practice in San Francisco and Sacramento, he was also a professor of constitutional law at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. He has served in numerous positions during his career, including as a member of the California Army National Guard, the board of the Federal Judicial Center, and two committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States: the Advisory Committee on Codes of Conduct, and the Committee on Pacific Territories. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1975. Between his service on the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, he wrote nearly 1,000 opinions over more than forty years on the federal bench. Justice Kennedy currently lives in Virginia with his wife, Mary, continuing to work on important projects for the Court, and is a proud father and grandfather.
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