William Rehnquist
Events (28)
- May 14, 1969: Fortas Resigns from Supreme Court Due to ‘Ugly Bluff’ by Nixon Justice Department 1969-05-14
- January 7, 1972: Rehnquist Appointed to Supreme Court; Dodges Allegations of Racial Harassment 1972-01-07
- January 22, 1973: ’Roe v. Wade’ Legalizes Abortion in US 1973-01-22
- July 24, 1974: Supreme Court Rules Unanimously that Nixon Must Turn Over Tapes 1974-07-24
- January 30, 1976: Supreme Court Modifies 1971 Federal Election Campaign Act Provisions, Finds Campaign Donations Are Protected ‘Free Speech’ 1976-01-30
- April 26, 1978: Supreme Court Finds Corporate Political Donations ‘Free Speech’ 1978-04-26
- December 13, 1979: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Challenging President’s Authority to Withdraw Nation from International Treaties 1979-12-13
- November 28, 1984: Supreme Court Holds that Lobbying Expenditures for Political Purposes Are Protected Free Speech 1984-11-28
- September 26, 1986: Rehnquist Becomes Chief Justice; Misled Congress in Confirmation Hearings 1986-09-26
- December 15, 1986: Supreme Court Rules that Anti-Abortion Election Flyers Protected by Free Speech 1986-12-15
- July 3, 1989: Supreme Court Restricts Abortion Funding by States 1989-07-03
- October 6-7, 1991: Hearings Begin on Clarence Thomas for Supreme Court, Thomas Dissembles overRoe v. Wade 1991-10-06
- June 28, 1993: Supreme Court Restricts Electoral District Mapping Based on Race 1993-06-28
- June 26, 1996: Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Political Party’s Campaign Expenditures 1996-06-26
- February 20, 1997: Supreme Court Affirms Right of Anti-Abortion Protesters to Confront Patients, Medical Personnel 1997-02-20
- November 22-24, 2000: Bush Campaign Files Petition with US Supreme Court Challenging Florida Ruling that Favors Manual Recounts 2000-11-22
- December 11, 2000: US Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in ‘Bush v. Gore’; Justice Says ‘Counting of Votes’ Does ‘Irreparable Harm’ to Bush 2000-12-11
- 9:54 p.m. December 12, 2000: Supreme Court ‘Bush v. Gore’ Ruling Throws Out Florida Recounts, Gives Presidency to Bush 2000-12-12
- 10:15 a.m. September 11, 2001: Supreme Court Is Evacuated 2001-09-11
- November 18, 2002: FISA Review Court Defies Lower FISA Court, Gives Justice Department Surveillance Powers As Requested 2002-11-18
- December 10, 2003: Court Rules that ‘Soft Money’ Campaign Finance Ban Constitutional, Does Not Violate Free Speech Amendment 2003-12-10
- June 24, 2004: Supreme Court Sends Cheney Energy Task Force Case Back to Appeals Court 2004-06-24
- September 5, 2005: Rehnquist Dies; Drove Supreme Court Sharply to Right 2005-09-05
- December 21, 2005: Judge Resigns from FISA Court In Protest of Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2005-12-21
- December 25, 2005: National Security Expert Challenges Legal Basis for Domestic Surveillance Program 2005-12-25
- June 1988: Supreme Court Upholds Independent Counsel Law
- 10:00 a.m. December 1 - 4, 2000: US Supreme Court Overrules Florida Supreme Court’s Ruling on Florida Recounts
- 1985-1986: Meese, Assistant Choose Bork and Scalia for High Court