I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment to other more constant values as to which there is general consensus.

Louisiana. In 2005 Tom Delay criticized Kennedy for his reliance on international law and for conducting his own Internet research. Since Kennedy's conception of abortion rights is narrower than O'Connor's this led to a slightly more lenient view of abortion restrictions after 2006.

Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23 1936) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988.