Examples of William Rehnquist in the following topics:
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Two Judicial Revolutions: The Rehnquist Court and the Roberts Court
- The Rehnquist Court favored federalism and social liberalism, while the Roberts Court was considered more conservative.
- William Rehnquist served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, and later as the 16th Chief Justice of the United States.
- Rehnquist also tightened up the justices' conferences, keeping them from going too long or off track.
- In 2000, Rehnquist wrote a concurring opinion in Bush v.
- After the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist, Roberts was nominated by President George W.
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The Election of 1988
- Chief Justice William Rehnquist administered the oath of office to Bush during inaugural ceremonies at the United States Capitol on January 20, 1989.
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Battles in the Courts and Congress
- In 1986, during his second term, the President Reagan elevated Justice William Rehnquist to succeed outgoing Chief Justice Warren Burger and named Antonin Scalia to occupy the seat left by Rehnquist.
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Prejudice
- Former Chief Justice William Rehnquist, for example, was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1986 and served until his death in 2005.
- Rehnquist's death reignited a political debate about instating term limits for Supreme Court justices in place of lifetime appointments, such that a justice would be forced to retire after a certain number of years.
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The Impeachment of Bill Clinton
- The Senate trial began on January 7, 1999, with Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist presiding.
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The George H.W. Bush Administration
- Chief Justice William Rehnquist administered the oath of office to Bush during inaugural ceremonies at the United States Capitol on January 20, 1989.
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Judicial Activism and Restraint
- When Chief Justice Rehnquist overturned some of the precedents of the Warren Court, Time magazine said he was not following the theory of judicial restraint.
- However, Rehnquist was also acknowledged as a more conservative advocate of the philosophy.
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New Federalism and State Control
- It was thus seen as a (narrow) victory for federalism when the Rehnquist Court reined in federal regulatory power in United States v.
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The Norman Invasion of 1066 CE
- The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
- William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes for the throne.
- The deaths of Tostig and Hardrada at Stamford left William as Harold's only serious opponent.
- Harold's army confronted William's invaders on October 14 at the Battle of Hastings.
- William of Jumieges claimed that Harold was killed by William.
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From Roosevelt to Taft
- In 1908, Theodore Roosevelt persuaded the Republican Party to nominate William Howard Taft to run against Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan.
- The U.S. presidential election of 1908 was between Republican Party candidate William Howard Taft and Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan.
- On their side, the Democrats, after badly losing the 1904 election with a conservative candidate, turned to two-time nominee William Jennings Bryan, who had been defeated in 1896 and 1900 by Republican William McKinley.
- Portrait of William Howard Taft, the Republican Party candidate in the presidential election of 1908.
- Portrait of William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic Party candidate in the presidential election of 1908.