William Rehnquist
William Rehnquist
William Hubbs Rehnquistwas an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States for 33 years, first as an Associate Justice from 1972 to 1986, and then as the 16th Chief Justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005. Considered a conservative, Rehnquist favored a conception of federalism that emphasized the Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers to the states. Under this view of federalism, the Supreme Court of the United States,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSupreme Court Justice
Date of Birth1 October 1924
CityMilwaukee, WI
CountryUnited States of America
All principles of antitrust law are court made, so we need to be as clear as possible.
It is truly surprising that the state must assign a greater value to a mother's decision to cut off a potential human life by abortion than to a father's decision to let it mature into a live child.
It's the thing in itself that justifies it.
We strike down the floating buffer zones around people entering and leaving the clinics because they burden more speech than is necessary to serve the relevant government interests,
Inadequate compensation seriously compromises the judicial independence fostered by life tenure. That low salaries might force judges to return to the private sector rather than stay on the bench risks affecting judicial performance. . . . Every time an experienced judge leaves the bench, the nation suffers temporary loss in judicial productivity. Diminishing judicial salaries affects not only those who have become judges but also the pool of those willing to be considered for a position on the federal bench.
I didn't know we had that many people on our court.
Garvey said. ''He's been very important in getting the court to recognize limitations on congressional power.
to say that it is easily applied is just a myth.
To the extent that libraries wish to offer unfiltered access, they are free to do so without federal assistance.
When you are young and impecunious, society conditions you to exchange time for money, and this is quite as it should be. Very few people are hurt by having to work for a living. But as you become more affluent, it somehow is very, very difficult to reverse that process and begin trading money for time.
He was a man of character and dedication.
Our judges will not continue to represent the diverse face of America if only the well-to-do or the mediocre are willing to become judges.
I think it's safe to say that no one smelled more roses than my dad,
I wrote this book for a sense of personal satisfaction. Just like taking a good photograph or painting a picture or playing a good golf game or something, it's the thing in itself that justifies it.