美国联邦最高法院大法官肯尼迪宣布退休
<p><span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="makeup">makeup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p><span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>, 81, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>, <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="his">his</span> “<span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="judiciary">judiciary</span> <span word="for">for</span> 43 <span word="years">years</span>, 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>-<span word="named">named</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="justices">justices</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>.</p><p><span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="authored">authored</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1992 <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> 2017 <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="legalized">legalized</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="justices">justices</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="upholding">upholding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p>美国最高法院大法官安东尼·肯尼迪星期三宣布他计划退休，给川普总统在任职期间第二次机会任命一位更为保守的人士接替被认为是温和派的肯尼迪。</p>
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