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https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidn...east-for-now?utm_term=.adBrL0AorX#.euxEx8wWEy

The nine justices left the Supreme Court bench Monday morning. And none of them announced that he or she plans to retire at this time — despite months of speculation about whether Justice Anthony Kennedy, in particular, would make such an announcement this year.

While retirement announcements could come at any time, planned retirements from the Supreme Court have generally been made public by the time the court recesses for the summer.

The 80-year-old justice, who announced the court’s decision in XXX on Monday, was the subject of scattered speculation in recent months about whether he would step down now. He had moved up a planned reunion of his former clerks, which took place this past weekend, and there was at least a hope from some on the right that President Trump’s appointment of Kennedy’s former clerk, Neil Gorsuch, to the high court would give Kennedy comfort about the type of judge Trump might nominate to take his own seat.

For now, however, that didn’t come to pass, with the justices leaving their last planned sitting for the term with no retirement announcements.

 

[Piano]

Whew. Here's hoping he makes the right call in the redistricting case for the good of our representative democracy.

 

[G0523]

That's such a relief to read after Saturday night's rumored report from CNN (of all places). I guess even they can get it wrong sometimes too.

 

[IAmAnAgnostic]

So Kennedy will stay until 2021 at least?

 

[Kusagari]

So Kennedy will stay until 2021 at least?

No. I think it's still extremely likely he retires before 2020.

 

[Delusibeta]

So Kennedy will stay until 2021 at least?

No guarantees, but also nothing that says otherwise.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

The whole speculation over the last few days was unfounded anyway. He had made it perfectly clear through his actions that he wasn't retiring.

So Kennedy will stay until 2021 at least?

I'm thinking 2019

 

[Loxley]

Kennedy retiring was nothing more than a big pile of bullshit that just reached fever-pitch this weekend thanks to conservative media wishing, hoping and praying it was true.

 

[sturgboski]

Just stay in until a democrat president, even if it means going the Futurama head in a jar route.

 

[mclem]

The 80-year-old justice, who announced the court’s decision in XXX on Monday, was the subject of scattered speculation in recent months about whether he would step down now.

"Oh, before you put the story live, Kevin, do make sure you fill in the missing data"

 

[Orbis Tabula]

"Oh, before you put the story live, Kevin, do make sure you fill in the missing data"

"No problem. The Justice announced it at that trashy strip club down the block, so it's actually an easy substitution this time."

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

A little more fuel to the fire. Potential bad news for Kennedy sticking around 'till 2021:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...good-supreme-court-news/ar-BBDG48R?li=BBnb7Kz

In a story that was ostensibly about new Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch's voting record, NPR legal affairs reporter Nina Totenberg dropped this tantalizing piece of news about Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's potential retirement:

Kennedy may also have thought it best to ensure that there is a full complement of nine justices for at least a year. He could even have been put off by President Trump's tweets about the judiciary.

But it is unlikely that Kennedy will remain on the court for the full four years of the Trump presidency. While he long ago hired his law clerks for the coming term, he has not done so for the following term (beginning Oct. 2018), and has let applicants for those positions know he is considering retirement.