A different look at the future Supreme Court

Ampersand points out a key thing that has been overlooked in debates over Alito's views and qualifications: as long as some conservative is confirmed to the court, Kennedy will become the new key Justice, the swing voter on a number of contentious issues in the way that O'Connor has been for so long. He cites some evidence of Kennedy's votes on past cases which may be more telling than any look at Alito for how future rulings will turn out.