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Justice Departing: Anthony Kennedy, the conservative Supreme Court Justice, announced his retirement. His swing vote helped decide the landmark cases of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which protected the speech of corporations, and Obergefell v. Hodges, which established the right of same-sex couples to marry. Without Kennedy, the court will likely become more partisan, and less active in protecting civil rights.
New York’s 14th-congressional-district primary ended in a surprising upset, when the Democratic Socialist candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat Representative Joe Crowley, who’s served 10 terms in the House. At 28,—and her victory might show Ben Jealous, another progressive Democrat, , but will face a tough race in November against a popular moderate Republican.
