Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Dies
Chief Justice Rehnquist died on Saturday evening, succumbing to a long fight with thyroid cancer. Regardless of your views of some of his decisions, Justice Rehnquist was an oak on the court. In his 19 years as Chief Justice, he lead the court with efficiency and even-handedness, guiding the court through decisions like Bush v. Gore and leaving a legacy of leading a Court that may be the biggest proponent of states' rights in the history of this country. For this the man was both loved and hated, but so far as his role as Chief Justice the liberal stalwart Justice Stevens sums it up noting Rehnquist's "efficiency, good humor and absolute impartiality that [he has] consistently displayed when presiding at our [judicial] Conferences."
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