since Kennedy stepped down, Greene says, his legacy has begun to fade. In 2022, the Supreme Court (including two of his former clerks, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh) reversed Roe v. Wade, ending the federal right to abortion. In his opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the decision behind Roe v. Wade was "egregiously wrong," and that the opinion Kennedy wrote in Planned Parenthood v. Casey "perpetuated its errors." To which Kennedy says, "I stand by what we wrote and what we decided. It's a difficult issue." He also noted it is quite infrequent for the Court to overrule one of its own decisions. Kennedy did not take his power lightly. A devout Catholic, he considered resigning from the Court in 1992 while deciding Planned Parenthood v. Casey, but ultimately joined with liberal justices to uphold a woman's right to an abortion. He said, "It just seemed to me that this was the woman's right, and that what people of my belief should do is to convince her not to have the abortion, to convince her … but that she should have the right." Kennedy also wrote the decision in 2015 that recognized same-sex marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges: "No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family." "I'm actually somewhat concerned about the Court," he said. "It's a little bit too personal and confrontational, some of the opinions. I'm hoping that will settle down a little bit." I asked, "You do write a lot about how important civility is, and ethics. Do you think we've lost sight of that today? Is that another reason why you wrote this book?" "Yes, I'm concerned," he replied. "Democracy presumes an open, rational, thoughtful, decent discussion where you respect the dignity of the person with whom you disagree. And if it doesn't have that, then democracy as we know it is in danger." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-anthony-kennedy-on-the-supreme-court-today-a-little-bit-too-personal-and-confrontational/ Beloud