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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Look at an Old Memo Casts More Doubt on Rehnquist Two scholars have drawn some stinging conclusions after reconstructing a 1955 letter by William H. Rehnquist that became an issue at his Supreme ...

Topics include the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist and President Bush's decision, announced Monday, to nominate federal appellate judge John Roberts to succeed Rehnquist in the top post on ...

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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist emphatically denied yesterday that he intends to step down from the Supreme Court in the near future, as he sought to halt a spiral of speculation about his possible ...

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 ...

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WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist used his year-end report on federal courts to plead for help for what he says are overworked and underpaid judges. In a softer tone than last year, ...

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 ...

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 ...