Justice Rehnquist Has Cancer, Raising Election Issue
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US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court&#39;s conservative majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.
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Thyroid cancer -- depending on its type -- can be mild or quite aggressive, the Associated Press reports of the disease that US Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist had surgery for on Saturday.
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Word of a US Supreme Court justice&#39;s battle with cancer raises curiosity about a type of the disease we hear little about. There&#39;s not a lot of information on the degree of Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s illness underscores the importance of the presidential election in shaping the US Supreme Court.
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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 H. Rehnquist was hospitalized last weekend after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, the US Supreme Court announced yesterday
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The prognosis for William H. Rehnquist, the 80-year-old Supreme Court chief justice who is being treated for thyroid cancer, depends on the specific type of cancer he has, thyroid experts said in interviews yesterday.
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SUPREME COURT The 2000 presidential election is among the Supreme Court&#39;s more controversial decisions under Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
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The news that a Supreme Court justice is being treated for cancer should remind voters of a president&#39;s power to shape the high court.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s bout with thyroid cancer, announced Monday, has infused the presidential race with a new set of &quot;what-ifs&quot; to compound the many uncertainties marking an election that is close, contentious and, for the second time
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist has thyroid cancer, but that won&#39;t stop him from returning to the bench next week for potential rulings that could again determine the presidential election, court officials said.
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U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who has thyroid cancer, will be unable to return to the bench on Monday when the Supreme Court reconvenes after its recess, a spokeswoman said.
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WILLIAM Rehnquist, the 80-year-old chief justice of the US Supreme Court, is not well. He entered Bethesda Naval Hospital and had surgery for thyroid cancer.
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In thyroid cancer, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist faces a disease that can be mild or very aggressive, depending on the type of cancer. The type affecting Rehnquist was not announced immediately.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist has undergone throat surgery after a diagnosis of thyroid cancer, but is expected to be released from the hospital this week, according the Supreme Court.
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US Supreme Court chief justice William Rehnquist has been admitted to a military hospital for cancer treatment, adding a late twist to the presidential election battle.
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Monday's announcement that Chief Justice William Rehnquist is being treated for thyroid cancer was a reminder of one man's mortality - and of how a single vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court could change the dynamics of the divided panel.