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    William Rehnquist

    Chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005

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  1. 3 days ago · Learn about the life and career of William H. Rehnquist, the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Explore his conservative views, his dissents, his majority opinions, and his impact on the law.

  2. May 24, 2024 · William Rehnquist (born October 1, 1924, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.—died September 3, 2005, Arlington, Virginia) was the 16th chief justice of the United States, appointed to the Supreme Court in 1971 and elevated to chief justice in 1986.

  3. May 30, 2024 · The first extended explanation of a decision not to recuse appears to have come from Justice William H. Rehnquist, who joined the court in 1972 following service in the Justice Department.

  4. May 22, 2024 · In his opinion for the Court sustaining the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, Chief Justice William Rehnquist determined that it was reasonable for Congress to adopt a uniform drinking age because “the lack of uniformity in the states’ drinking ages created ‘an incentive to drink and drive’ because ‘young persons commut[e] to border ...

  5. May 20, 2024 · This book explores the pivotal career and judicial legacy of William Rehnquist (1924-2005). With the political polarization and controversial cases swirling around the Supreme Court in recent years, understanding the development of Rehnquist is critical to anyone seeking to learn about modern judicial conservatism and its origins.

  6. May 17, 2024 · United States, a case that presented a more conservative Court under Chief Justice William Rehnquist an opportunity to overrule Miranda v. Arizona—which, nevertheless, it declined to do. Writing for a 7–2 majority, Rehnquist concluded that Congress could not replace the Miranda warnings with a general rule that a suspect’s statements ...

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    2 days ago · On September 3, 2005, while Roberts's confirmation was pending before the Senate, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died. Two days later, Bush withdrew Roberts's nomination as O'Connor's successor and announced Roberts' new nomination to be Rehnquist's successor as Chief Justice.

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