Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20120814:17:28:00
Considered to be in the middle ideologically on this court? >> reporter: probably. kennedy, as you know, is invariably the swing vote, and he has been a critic of racial quotas. but he's also published some fairly nuanced opinions on race and college admissions. now, importantly, elena kagan has recused herself from this case because she worked on it when she was solicitor general. so that means there will only be eight justices joining. if kennedy joins the liberals, then it's a tie and a lower court decision stands upholding the texas plan. if kennedy comes down somewhere in the middle maybe...