Susan Collins on Roe v. Wade and the Next Justice

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🗓️ 2 July 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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When Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced last week that he would retire this summer, attention immediately turned to the few senators who are willing to break from their parties on major issues — and who may hold the fate of the next Supreme Court nominee in their hands. We speak to one of them. Guest: Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Correction: An earlier version of this episode included a comment from Senator Susan Collins that misstated Americans’ views on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade. While Americans are deeply divided on abortion rights, about 69 percent of adults oppose overturning the Supreme Court precedent; it is not “something like a 51-49” issue, as Ms. Collins said.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:02.4	This is the Daily.
0:03.9	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:08.6	Today, when Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement last week,
0:14.6	attention immediately turned to the very small number of senators
0:19.6	who remain willing to break from their parties on major issues.
0:24.4	We speak to one of them.
0:26.6	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:32.1	It's Monday, July 2.
0:35.7	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:37.4	Some news just coming across right now from the Supreme Court.
0:42.1	After the final day of the term and a few hours after some of those final decisions,
0:47.1	we have just learned that Justice Anthony Kennedy will be retiring.
0:53.0	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:54.3	Anthony Kennedy's retirement will set in motion the biggest change in the US Supreme
0:59.2	Court in half a century.
1:00.8	That's because Kennedy has often been the most influential justice, casting the deciding
1:05.3	vote in closely divided cases.
1:07.2	I think without any question, this is the biggest moment of the Trump presidency.
1:12.5	We are going to be replacing a swing vote with someone who in all likelihood will be a
1:16.9	conservative, a reliable conservative across the board.
1:19.9	This just changes the entire fundamental dynamic of the United States Supreme Court potentially
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