Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court’s swing vote, is retiring from the Supreme Court, ending a career on the court that spanned just over 30 years and creating a second vacancy on the Supreme Court for President Trump.

The retirement will be effective July 31, according to a letter Kennedy sent to Trump.

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