Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Which Way, L.A.?

    Which Way, L.A.?

    Justice Anthony Kennedy: Key Vote on the Supreme Court

    Before the end of this month, the US Supreme Court will decide if President Obama's healthcare reform violates the Constitution.

    • rss
    • Share
    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Before the end of this month, the US Supreme Court will decide if President Obama's healthcare reform violates the Constitution. Will liberals and conservatives split four-to-four and let Justice Anthony Kennedy make the call? Will public opinion, the court's role in politics and their own legacies influence how the justices make up their minds? Leaving issues like states' rights and the Commerce Clause until the decision comes down, we look at the justices themselves, their concerns about the law and their legacies and the Court's role in American politics.

    The full episode

    2 of 2
    Less School for LAUSD; Student-based Teacher Evaluations
    1. 0:00Less School for LAUSD; Student-based Teacher Evaluations
    2. 25:20Justice Anthony Kennedy: Key Vote on the Supreme CourtYou’re reading this
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

    • Sonya Geis with wavy brown hair wearing a black dress with red accents and decorative earrings against a white background.

      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

    • KCRW placeholder

      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

    • KCRW placeholder

      David Savage

      Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times

    • KCRW placeholder

      Massimo Calabresi

      Time

    • KCRW placeholder

      Jill Lepore

      professor of history at Harvard University, staff writer at the New Yorker, and host of the podcasts “The Last Archive” and “Elon Musk: The Evening Rocket.”

      News

    The full episode

    2 of 2
    Less School for LAUSD; Student-based Teacher Evaluations
    1. 0:00Less School for LAUSD; Student-based Teacher Evaluations
    2. 25:20Justice Anthony Kennedy: Key Vote on the Supreme CourtYou’re reading this
    Back to Which Way, L.A.?