Anthony Kennedy Publishes Memoir Detailing Citizens United Reasoning and Bush v. Gore Rush

He casts voter choice, bolstered by disclosure, as the check on campaign money.

Overview

Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy’s memoir, Life, Law and Liberty, was released on Oct. 14, 2025.
In recounting Citizens United, Kennedy criticizes the government’s stance that corporate-funded books or films critical of a candidate could be suppressed.
He argues that voters hold the real power in campaign finance by demanding disclosure and voting against candidates backed by sources they dislike.
On Bush v. Gore, Kennedy writes that the Court had only 24 hours to draft, vote on, and issue opinions, emphasizing focus on legal questions over electoral outcomes.
He presents a measured tone on the 2000 case, contrasting with Justice Scalia’s past retort to critics to “get over it,” as highlighted by SCOTUSblog and Election Law Blog.