Rehnquist Illness May Spur Court Vacancy
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist&#39;s hospitalization for cancer brings with it the prospect of the first Supreme Court vacancy in a decade and is prompting speculation about who might take his place.
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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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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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US Chief Justice William Rehnquist missed his scheduled return to the Supreme Court Monday, one week after it was revealed he had thyroid cancer.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, suffering from thyroid cancer and absent from the bench for seven weeks, still plans to preside at President Bush&#39;s inauguration on Jan. 20, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Friday.
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The chief justice, ill with thyroid cancer, will instead participate in certain cases only when necessary to prevent a tie vote, the Supreme Court announced Monday.
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WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William Rehnquist could not preside over the Supreme Court as planned Monday, and specialists said his treatment indicates a particularly virulent, usually fatal form of 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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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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President Bush's re-election makes it more likely Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will retire soon. And Republican gains in the Senate mean the president has more flexibility to nominate another strong conservative to fill that vacancy and other federal judgeships.
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Experts hope news of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's thyroid cancer will spark interest in finding new treatments for the rarest and deadliest forms of the disease.
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Rehnquist&#39;s health is a closely guarded secret - He has thyroid cancer, but how advanced or not it is very few people know. Three events over the next few of weeks could indicate the extent of his illness (or good health).
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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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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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With Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s hospitalization for thyroid cancer, an important issue in the presidential race gained greater prominence: The next president could play a key role in shaping the US Supreme Court.
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(FindLaw) -- Recently, the Supreme Court made a saddening announcement: Chief Justice William Rehnquist is battling thyroid cancer.
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US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist said he was unable to return to work as early as he had hoped after throat surgery for thyroid cancer.