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Emergency Breakdown: Anthony Kennedy, California's Supreme Court Justice, Announces Retirement

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Scott ShaferMarisa Lagos
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen here in 2017, announced his retirement in a letter to the White House on Wednesday. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Scott and Marisa discuss the retirement of Supreme Court Justice (and Sacramento native) Anthony Kennedy, and his departure’s impact on California.

With McGeorge School of Law Dean Michael Hunter Schwartz, Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson, Cook Political Report senior editor Jennifer Duffy, and the Family Research Council’s Travis Weber. 

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