Rehnquist's Health and Vote Contingencies
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The chief justice has announced that he will not vote in the 12 cases the Supreme Court heard during the first two weeks of November, unless the case would end up in a 4 to 4 tie without his participation.
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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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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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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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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 may be back on the job next week, although some physicians questioned whether his treatment for thyroid cancer would sideline him longer.
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The Supreme Court returns Monday with an ailing leader, pressure to rule quickly on the constitutionality of federal prison sentences and a slew of contentious issues to decide, from medical marijuana to Ten Commandment displays.
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In the two weeks that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, has been treated for thyroid cancer, life at the Supreme Court has proceeded without a sense of crisis.
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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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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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THE NEWS that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, is suffering from thyroid cancer has properly moved the issue of Supreme Court appointments to the forefront of the presidential campaign.
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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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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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Chief Justice William Rehnquist could be back on the job as early as next week after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer, but his hospitalization serves as a reminder that Tuesday&#39;s presidential election is about more than Iraq, terrorism and the economy
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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.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s hospitalization with thyroid cancer last weekend has ramped up the urgency of an already dramatic presidential race.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist is in hospital after undergoing throat surgery for thyroid cancer.