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The Rehnquist Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States during which William Rehnquist served as Chief Justice.Rehnquist succeeded Warren E. Burger as Chief Justice after the latter's retirement, and Rehnquist held this position until his death in 2005, at which point John Roberts was nominated and confirmed as Rehnquist's replacement.
One of the Rehnquist Court's major developments involved reinforcing and extending the doctrine of sovereign immunity, [91] which limits the ability of Congress to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits by individual citizens seeking money damages. In both Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents (2000) and Board of Trustees of the University of ...
state court decisions and the application of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine: Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo: 544 U.S. 336 (2005) standard for pleading loss causation in a securities fraud claim Small v. United States: 544 U.S. 385 (2005) resolution of split appeals court decisions on inclusion of foreign courts in the term "any court ...
It includes United States Supreme Court cases that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Cases of the Supreme Court of the United States decided by the Rehnquist Court , the period during the tenure of Chief Justice William Rehnquist (1986–2005).
Taft Court (July 11, 1921 – February 3, 1930) Hughes Court (February 24, 1930 – June 30, 1941) Stone Court (July 3, 1941 – April 22, 1946) Vinson Court (June 24, 1946 – September 8, 1953) Warren Court (October 5, 1953 – June 23, 1969) Burger Court (June 23, 1969 – September 26, 1986) Rehnquist Court (September 26, 1986 – September ...
The 2000 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 2, 2000, and concluded September 30, 2001. This was the twenty-ninth term of Chief Justice William Rehnquist's tenure on the Court and the fifteenth term as Chief Justice.
The 2004 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2004, and concluded October 3, 2005. This was the thirty-third and final term of Chief Justice William Rehnquist's tenure on the Court and the nineteenth term as Chief Justice; Rehnquist died on September 3, 2005.
The Burger Court ended on September 26, 1986, when Chief Justice Burger retired. He was succeeded as Chief Justice by William Rehnquist, who was elevated to the position of Chief Justice by President Reagan. Rehnquist's Associate Justice seat was filled by Antonin Scalia.