安东尼·麦克莱德·肯尼迪（英语：Anthony McLeod Kennedy，1936年7月23日—）曾任美国最高法院大法官，1988年时获得总统隆纳·雷根提名。在他之前的大法官桑德拉·戴·奥康纳退休之后，肯尼迪经常视为游离票，常在最高法院中做出5比4之关键决定。[3]肯尼迪已于2018年7月31日退休。
思想言论
- 自由之要义在于：对生存、意义、万物、生命的奥秘等观念，每人皆有权界定之。...国家强制灌输的这类信念界定不了人格的特质。
- At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life. ...Beliefs about these matters could not define the attributes of personhood were they formed under compulsion of the State.
- Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） (29 June 1992) (joint opinion coauthored with Justices Souter and O’Connor).
- At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life. ...Beliefs about these matters could not define the attributes of personhood were they formed under compulsion of the State.
大法官
1986年被共和党总统罗纳德·雷根提名为大法官，并获得美国参议院确认。自2006年桑德拉·戴·奥康纳退休后，肯尼迪常被认为是最高法院中唯一的摇摆票，在很多投票4:4的案件中处于关键地位。他立场倾向中间偏右和温和保守派。2018年6月27日，肯尼迪宣布自己将于7月31日退休。[4]
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