In an address to the 9th Circuit's annual Judicial Conference last week, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy touched on how international law has influenced him -- a subject that has subjected him to criticism in Congress and among conservative commentators. Kennedy said the justices are "obligated to let people know what is shaping our thinking." He wondered aloud whether he should hide that he has read French philosophers, for example. "It is silly, this kind of know-nothing attitude," he said.
August 07, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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In a reference to global poverty and failed states, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said July 31, “The rule of law today is in mortal danger.”
Kennedy addressed the closing session of the annual Judicial Conference of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals with a warning that two-thirds of the people of the world live outside the rule of law.
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