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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His cancer surgery over the weekend reminds us that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, appointed to the Supreme Court by President Nixon, is not going to be on the court forever.
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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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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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US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for thyroid cancer, said he was unable to return to work at the Supreme Court on Monday as he had initially hoped.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist expects to be on the bench when the US Supreme Court convenes again on Monday, in spite of surgery on Saturday in connection with a recently diagnosed case of thyroid cancer.
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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.
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William H. Rehnquist, the US chief justice since 1986, was hospitalized and treated for thyroid cancer, a Supreme Court spokesman said.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who missed the Supreme Court&#39;s November argument session while being treated for thyroid cancer, will be absent for the December session as well, the court announced on Friday.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is back at work part time at the Supreme Court, but there is no word that he is ready to return to the bench.
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Description: Word of Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s battle with thyroid cancer may force voters to glance at statements by President Bush and Sen. Kerry regarding their possible Supreme Court appointments.
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A court spokesman said the 80-year-old plans to sit out the two-week cycle of Supreme Court arguments that starts Monday. Next week will be the sixth week that Rehnquist has been forced to skip, as he&#39;s treated for thyroid cancer.
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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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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has thyroid cancer, a stunning disclosure Monday that caught even the closest Supreme Court observers off guard and injected into the presidential campaign the issue of appointments to America's most important legal panel.
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NEWS: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist&#39;s thyroid cancer gives the Supreme Court new prominence in the presidential campaign; the next president could appoint one or more justices.
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WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will be absent from the Supreme Court on Monday, beginning a sixth week of missed work caused by thyroid cancer.
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U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, 80, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and is in  the hospital after undergoing a tracheotomy, the Supreme Court  said in a statement on Monday.