Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Former US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said the high court is harmed by “too much partisanship,” a problem he blames on presidents and a confirmation process that increasingly focuses on politics over temperament.
He speaks with David Rubenstein about his three decades on the bench, his landmark opinions, including the decision that legalized same-sex marriage and his belief in civility and the rule of law. He's on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This was recorded at the 92nd Street Y in New York on October 19.

Chapters:
00:01:07 - How the supreme court functions
00:07:15 - Bush v. Gore
00:09:24 - Gay Marriage Decision
00:11:16 - Civility in Disagreement
00:13:19 - Early Life
00:16:07 - Ronald Reagan
00:20:37 - What people don't know about the supreme court
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