Word: rehnquist
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...major cases before the United States Supreme Court could determine the criminal-rights legacy of the conservative-leaning Court headed by Chief Justice William Rehnquist. On Monday, the Justices decided to hear the appeal of a Florida Supreme Court case, which found that a suspect couldn't be detained simply on the strength of an anonymous tip that he or she is carrying an illegal firearm. Also on Monday, the Clinton administration asked the Court to take up a case that could potentially overturn the so-called Miranda ruling, which demands that defendants be read their rights before they give...
...wears a poker face on the bench, but sometimes Chief Justice WILLIAM REHNQUIST just can't stop his irrepressibly jaunty side from shining through. His "Old Fashioned Sing-along," for example, is considered a highlight of the annual 4th Circuit Judicial Conference. This year, however, some lawyers took exception to the inclusion of Dixie in his songbook. Many consider the Confederate marching song, which was played at Jefferson Davis' inauguration, to be nostalgic for slavery. Rehnquist is not commenting publicly, but we do have some insight into what else he's doing in his downtime. Earlier this month, he entered...
SHAQUILLE O'NEILL Fined for not leaving court in a "timely fashion." Hey, they never slap Rehnquist with that...
Five years ago this August, several weeks after Congress had extended the independent counsel law for another five years, a three-judge panel appointed by Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist made a decision that marked the beginning of the end for the current statute. The judges replaced Whitewater prosecutor Robert B. Fiske Jr, who had angered Senate Republicans by concluding there was no basis for a criminal investigation into the president's failed real estate venture, with a largely unknown judge with no prosecutorial experience. Before he would come to the same conclusion as Fiske four...
Five years ago this August, several weeks after Congress had extended the independent counsel law for another five years, a three-judge panel appointed by Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist made a decision that marked the beginning of the end for the current statute. The judges replaced Whitewater prosecutor Robert B. Fiske Jr., who had angered Senate Republicans by concluding there was no basis for a criminal investigation into the president's failed real estate venture, with a largely unknown judge with no prosecutorial experience. Before he would come to the same conclusion as Fiske four...