Ailing Chief Justice, Looking Frail, Swears in Bush
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U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, looking frail from cancer and using a cane, administered the oath of office to President Bush on Thursday and then promptly left the podium.
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Just as legal scholars analyze Supreme Court decisions, people concerned about the health of Chief Justice William Rehnquist struggled on Monday to interpret sparse details about his diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
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President Bush&#39;s re-election makes it more likely Chief Justice William Rehnquist will retire soon. And Republican gains in the Senate mean the president has more flexibility to nominate
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President Bush has yet to make a Supreme Court appointment, but with Chief Justice William Rehnquist ailing that could be about to change and trigger a divisive political battle right after the presidential campaign.
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With the Supreme court's announcement Monday that Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80, is suffering from thyroid cancer, the presidential candidates' positions on judicial nominations have been thrust into the spotlight.
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US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, will again miss work when the Supreme Court reconvenes Monday, according to a report.
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WASHINGTON, DC - The chief justice of the US Supreme Court, William Rehnquist, is in a hospital intensive care unit being treated for thyroid cancer.
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U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, who has been absent from the Supreme Court because  of thyroid cancer, plans to swear in President Bush at his  inauguration on Jan. 20, the White House and a court  spokeswoman said on Friday.
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BusinessWeek Online - With barely a pause for breath after his hard-fought Election Day victory, President George W. Bush is gearing up for his next big campaign: The fight for the future of the Supreme Court. In his second term, Bush could have the chance to replace as many as four of the nine justices on the nation's highest bench, including the ailing Chief Justice, William H. Rehnquist. No President since Richard M. Nixon has appointed four justices, and, like his, Bush's choices will shape the law and life of the nation for generations.
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US Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, officials announced Monday. Rehnquist, 80, the second-oldest man to preside over the country&#39;s highest court was admitted to Maryland&#39;s
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US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, the leader of the Supreme Court&#39;s conservative majority, was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer and is in the hospital after undergoing throat surgery, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.
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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice  William Rehnquist has been hospitalized with thyroid cancer,  the court said Monday.
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The American Bar Association gave President Bush's choice for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia the lowest possible passing grade for judicial nominees, and sources said a Republican Senate chairman was expected to schedule a hearing next week on his nomination.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist revealed Monday that he is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for thyroid cancer, signs he has a grave form of the disease and probably will not return to the bench soon.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist, whose ability to finish the Supreme Court's annual term has been in doubt since he revealed in October that he has thyroid cancer, has returned to the court building to work several times since the week of Dec. 20, the court announced Wednesday.
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The type of treatment Chief Justice William Rehnquist is getting may be indicate he&#39;s suffering from a serious type of cancer.
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U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative  majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, suddenly  throwing a political spotlight on the highest court in the land  just eight days before the presidential election.