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Born
In Sacramento, California. When he was a child his parents had gotten him involved in politics and he began really liking the world of government and public service. -
High School Graduation
Anthony Kennedy graduated McClatchy High School as an honor student. -
Anthony M. Kennedy becomes a lawyer
Kennedy passed the bar exam. He started practicing law in San Francisco and Sacramento California. He took over his father's law practice soon after. -
United States Senate
Governor Ronald Reagan recommrended President Gerald Ford to nominate Anthony Kennedy to the seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circut.
Kennedy was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on March, 20,1975. -
Supreme Court
Kennedy was nominated to the Supreme Court. -
Kennedy's opinion
Kennedy wrote the court's opinion in Lawrence vs. Texas, which invalidated criminal laws against homosexuality on the basis of due process clause of the United States constitution. Kennedy sided with the more libral members of the court. -
Gun Control
Kennedy jooined the majority in the District of Columbia vs. Heller. This struct down the ban on handguns in the District of Columbia. The issue had been whether Washington DC's ban on handguns violated the right to "keep and bear arms" prevent people from having guns in their homes. Kennedy sided with the conservatives on the court. They belived they recognized the second Amendment, a person's right to keep and bear arms.
