Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s illness portends his likely retirement in the near future and his replacement by an appointee of a confident and conservative Republican Party, perhaps to be ...

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died on Saturday of thyroid cancer. President Bush moved quickly to replace him, on Monday nominating John G. Roberts Jr., the federal judge who was already under ...

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The Rehnquist Court is a highly divided body -- sometimes described as nine scorpions in a bottle -- and its legacy is still very much a work in progress. Increasingly, it is defined by two competing ...

The good news is, despite what Rehnquist has said and failed to do, is that many members of the court, from Justice Stevens and Justice Breyer, in particular Justice O'Connor, other judges have hired ...

The flag-draped coffin of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was brought to the Supreme Court's Great Hall this morning as court justices, his nominated successor and friends and family looked on in a ...

The ultimate measure of any Chief Justice’s service is fidelity to the Constitution. By that standard, Rehnquist has earned very high marks. During his tenure as chief, Rehnquist has led the Supreme ...

Superme Court Memo quotes lawyers who have appeared before Court and describe new tone under Chief Justice John Roberts, with lawyers getting more time to answer and justices not stepping on ...

When Chief Justice William Rehnquist helped decide the 2000 presidential election, his radical legal theory failed to gain a majority. But today’s conservative court is giving it another chance, in a ...

The death last week of Chief Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist at 80 was a surprise but not a shock. He had been stricken with thyroid cancer last year and had been widely expected to resign over the ...

WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is back at work part time at the Supreme Court, but there is no word that he is ready to return to the bench. Rehnquist missed about 25 court arguments ...