A Conversation and Book Event with Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy

Please join us on Wednesday, November 5 with a conversation and book photo line with former United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy for his new book, Life, Law & Liberty: A Memoir (Release Date: October 14, 2025).

Tickets for the event are $30 per person.  Books may be pre-purchased during the registration process.  Only guests who have purchased books through the Reagan Library Museum Store may go through the book line to get their photo taken with Justice Kennedy.  All books come pre-signed (with the Justice’s signature) on a Reagan Library bookplate.  For security purposes, no large bags are permitted at the event. Registration for tickets and book sales will close Wednesday, October 29 at 5:00 p.m. 

An optional buffet dinner can be purchased for $65 (Justice Kennedy will not attend the dinner).

President Ronald Reagan nominated Anthony Kennedy to the Supreme Court of the United States on November 30, 1987. The Senate confirmed the appointment on February 3, 1988, the last time a Justice was confirmed unanimously (97-0). He took senior status after thirty years of service on July 31, 2018.

To understand Anthony Kennedy is to realize that, for him, judging is independent of politics, preferences, and religious beliefs. It is about a fundamental conviction that neutral principles must drive the decision and an unyielding commitment to the rule of law. Sometimes called a “swing vote,” the term misunderstands Kennedy’s approach. In his own words, “The cases swing, I don’t.”

In Life, Law & Liberty, Kennedy tells his story—filled with personal heartbreak and incredible accomplishment—and reflects on the nuanced role of a judge. A product of the American West, he became a deeply principled guardian of the justice, fairness, and liberty our Constitution guarantees.