Planned Parenthood Case Analysis

Later in 1992 the case of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, where Pennsylvania wanted to regulate the abortion industry, Kennedy changed his vote joining the majority (Lewis, T. 2015). His argument was that people have the right to liberty and liberty encompasses “the abortion decision” (Lewis, T. 2015). Whit this decision Kennedy allowed woman the right to terminate their pregnancy.
Also, when it comes to homosexual rights, Kennedy has voted in different cases, in Romer V Evans (1996) his opinion invalidated a section in Colorado’s constitution that prohibit communities from passing laws to protect gays and lesbians (Lewis, T. 2015). “Later in the Lawrence v. Texas in 2013, he voted in favor of gays and lesbians,
Simmons, Anthony Kennedy voted with the majority to prohibit the executions of convicted felons that were younger than eighteen (Lewis, T 2015). The decision removed about 70 individuals from death row. Those invidious were convicted before they turned eighteen. In Kennedy wrote “when a juvenile offender commits a heinous crime, the state can exact forfeiture of some of the most basic liberties, but the state cannot extinguish his life and hos potential to attain a mature understanding of his own maturity” (Ruling to ban minor’s executions is praised, 2005). Whit this decision the religions groups were happy because they believe that by give them the death penalty is vengeance and human beings have the opportunity to redemption. Other people believe that at that age young kids are not mature enough to think about the consequences of their actions. In the other hand there are people who believe that if they were capable of committing horrible crimes they should be
Rumsfeld was one of the most important cases in the Supreme Court’s 2005-2006 terms (Cole, D. 2006) The case involved a challenge by Salim Hamdan, the bodyguard and driver of Osama bin Laden to the military tribunals Bush had created by executive order in November 2001 for trying foreign national accused of terrorism and war crimes (Cole, D. 2006). Under the law of the President, defendants could be convicted and sentenced to death with evidence and testimonies that were secret, and the defendant or their lawyers were not able to confront. Five members of the court ruled that the President military tribunals violated military law and the Geneva Conventions. The court declared that Congress had to require the tribunals to adhere to the law of war (Cole, D. 2006). The administration insisted that the rule did not apply to the conflict with Al Qaeda because this was an international conflict. But the court rejected that interpretation because Al Qaeda is not a nation and is covered by the Article 3 (Cole, D. 2006). All of the rulings would not be possible without the vote of Justice Anthony Kennedy. This demonstrates the importance of his vote on every