Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Appellate bestseller coming?

 


The NLJ reports Retired Justice Kennedy To Release Memoirs This Fall -- Anthony Kennedy will offer his perspective on "major decisions on abortion, affirmative action, freedom of speech, gay marriage, separation of powers, and federalism," Simon & Schuster stated.

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will release a two-volume set of memoirs this October containing an “inside account” of major cases from abortion to affirmative action during his three decades on the court, according to his publisher.

The first book will cover Kennedy’s upbringing in Sacramento, California, and his journey to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The second will be dedicated to Kennedy’s time as a Supreme Court justice following his confirmation in 1988 and will feature Kennedy’s perspective on “major decisions on abortion, affirmative action, freedom of speech, gay marriage, separation of powers, and federalism,” Simon & Schuster stated.
  • Kennedy’s memoirs will run 608 pages
  • The price of Kennedy’s complete hardcover memoirs will be $57.99