POLITIEK
Trumps keus kan high court naar rechts doen opschuiven
June 28, 2018 - Het pensioen van hooggerechtshofrechter Anthony Kennedy, een conservatief die bij menige stemming de kant liberale kant koos, geeft president Trump de kans om de balans van het Hof voor komende decennia verder rechts te sturen
Although Kennedy was a conservative nominated by Republican President Ronald Reagan, he was seen as the “swing vote” on the court because he joined with liberal justices on some major issues, including expanding gay rights and upholding abortion rights.
As a result, news of his retirement has raised fears among pro-choice groups that access to legal abortions in several states could be under threat.
White House officials said Trump was likely to quickly begin interviewing candidates from a list of 25 people that the conservative Federalist Society helped draw up, with an eye to getting the new justice confirmed by the Senate in the autumn.