Simon & Schuster

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In his new memoir, "Life, Law & Liberty" (to be published Tuesday by Simon & Schuster), former Justice Anthony Kennedy writes about his life's journey to becoming a lawyer, a judge, and the deciding vote on some of the Supreme Court's most consequential decisions.

Read an excerpt below, and don't miss Erin Moriarty's interview with Kennedy on "CBS Sunday Morning" October 12!

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Prologue

Sacramento is where my thinking began about equality, liberty, and freedom. My wife, Mary, was also born and raised in Sacramento. We share cherish

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