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William Hubbs Rehnquist (/ ˈ r ɛ n k w ɪ s t / REN-kwist; October 1, 1924 – September 3, 2005) was an American attorney and jurist who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 33 years. Rehnquist was an associate justice from 1972 to 1986 and the 16th chief justice from 1986 until his death in 2005.
Dec 6, 2022 · 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,...
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- Joan Biskupic,Senior Supreme Court Analyst
Jun 1, 2023 · The late chief justice, who long sought to turn the 14 th Amendment on its head, notoriously drafted a 1952 memo as a Supreme Court clerk that defended racial segregation in the South and the ...
Sep 4, 2005 · Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening of cancer, ending a 33-year Supreme Court career during which he oversaw the court’s conservative shift, presided over an impeachment...
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Sep 4, 2005 · Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist dies after a battle with thyroid cancer, ending his 33-year tenure on the Supreme Court. He served as chief justice for 19 years and helped lead the high...
- Nina Totenberg
Sep 4, 2005 · William H. Rehnquist, who died Saturday at the age of 80 almost a year after learning he had thyroid cancer, helped lead a conservative revolution on the Supreme Court during 19 notably...
Sep 4, 2005 · Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who served on the Supreme Court for 33 years, 18 of them as chief justice, died yesterday of thyroid cancer.
