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William Hubbs Rehnquist [a] (October 1, 1924 – September 3, 2005) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the 16th chief justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005, having previously been an associate justice from 1972 to 1986.
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.
asylum on account of political opinion must be based on the refugee's political opinion Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board: 502 U.S. 527 (1992) employer can exclude nonemployee union organizers from private company property: Hudson v. McMillian: 503 U.S. 1 (1992) excessive force against prison inmates, 8th Amendment: INDOPCO, Inc ...
William Rehnquist, later chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, is said to have been the head of a group of lawyers hoping to challenge voters in minority Democratic precincts. [2] Operation Eagle Eye was a two-year effort, and the laws in Arizona have since made this kind of challenge illegal. [1]
Burger succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice after Warren's retirement, and served as Chief Justice until his retirement, when William Rehnquist was nominated and confirmed as Burger's replacement. The Burger Court is generally considered to be the last liberal court to date.
Colorado General Assembly v. Salazar: 541 U.S. 1093 (2004) electoral redistricting Scalia, Thomas: Rehnquist dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, arguing that the Court should review the Colorado Supreme Court's interpretation of the Federal Elections Clause in the U.S. Constitution that it was up to each state to decide for itself what "Legislature" meant in the context of what ...
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.
Rehnquist denied the application of North Carolina officials to stay a decision of the North Carolina Supreme Court invalidating the 2001 state legislative redistricting plan under the State Constitution.