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Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks to faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania law school, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Back to the Constitution

By Cal Thomas

Committee's ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks during the Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, to consider, pursuant to H.Con.Res.71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, reconciliation legislation to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer a competitive oil and gas program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, known as the "1002 Area" or Coastal Plain. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Maria Cantwell warns wrong vote on Trump Supreme Court pick could be ‘career-ending move’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One Friday, June 29, 2018, on his way to Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump says he’ll name high court pick on July 9

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President Donald Trump, waves as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington with first lady Melania Trump, center, and Amalija Knavs, right, mother of first lady Melania Trump, Friday, June 29, 2018, for the short flight to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senators warn against divisive, anti-abortion court nominee

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, are shown during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Feb. 15, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Spotlight turns to GOP women in Supreme Court fight

By LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2016 file photo, Judge William Pryor, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit speaks in Washington. President Donald Trump's list of candidates for the Supreme Court, posted on White House website in November 2017 includes Pryor. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

A look at some potential candidates to replace Kennedy

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Scott and Nelson quickly at odds over confirmation vote

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Blackburn looks to Supreme Court vacancy to boost Senate bid

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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks to faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania law school in Philadelphia. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday, June 27, 2018, that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Bill Kristol says he is ‘inclined to wish Kennedy hadn’t retired’

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 23, 2015, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday, June 27, 2018, that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Justice Kennedy retiring, giving Trump pivotal court pick

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 23, 2015, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday, June 27, 2018, that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Kennedy’s retirement roils election-year landscape

By STEVE PEOPLES and BILL BARROW - Associated Press

FILe - In this Feb. 18, 1988, file photo Anthony Kennedy, left, takes the constitutional oath as a Supreme Court Associate Justice from Chief Justice William Rehnquist at a White House ceremony in Washington. Holding the Bible is Kennedy's wife, Mary Kennedy. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday, June 27, 2018, that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

The Latest: Civil rights groups want court vote postponed

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing to review the FY 2016 budget request of the Supreme Court of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

EDITORIAL: Justice Kennedy exit gives Trump a rare opportunity to realign the nation’s courts

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

MSNBC's Chris Matthews is shown here in a June 27, 2018 screen capture from MSNBC programming.

Chris Matthews: Mitch McConnell has ‘no right’ to fill Supreme Court vacancy

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 4, 2016 file photo, author and CNN commentator Jeffrey Toobin arrives at the &quot;American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson&quot; For Your Consideration event in Los Angeles. Toobin’s next book will be a probe into Donald Trump’s election. Doubleday announced Tuesday that the book was currently untitled and no release date has been set. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Jeffrey Toobin says Roe v. Wade will be overturned in 18 months

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2017, file photo, people line up outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington to hear arguments in a case about political maps in Wisconsin that could affect elections across the country. The justices ruled against Wisconsin Democrats who challenged legislative districts that gave Republicans a huge edge in the state legislature. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Supreme Court leaves door open to curbing partisan districts

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

The gay times roll, but the Supremes stop the music

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

In this March 23, 2015, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kennedy is giving no signs that he’s about to retire, but that hasn’t eased liberals’ anxiety or deflated conservative hopes that the 81-year-old justice will step down soon, giving President Donald Trump the opportunity to name a successor before the midterm elections. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Mike Lee: Justice Kennedy wants GOP POTUS to choose successor; retirement ‘very real possibility’

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

In this March 23, 2015, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kennedy is giving no signs that he’s about to retire, but that hasn’t eased liberals’ anxiety or deflated conservative hopes that the 81-year-old justice will step down soon, giving President Donald Trump the opportunity to name a successor before the midterm elections. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Annual Supreme Court guessing game: Will Kennedy stay or go?

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy joins other justices of the U.S. Supreme Court for an official group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The New York Times to Justice Anthony Kennedy: “Please Stay”

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times