Reply #123: Chief justice shaped high court conservatism (William Rehnquist dead)

[The Animator]

Chief Justice William Rehnquist died on Saturday evening at his home in Arlington, Va., a spokeswoman for the the supreme court announced.

"The Chief Justice battled thyroid cancer since being diagnosed last October and continued to perform his duties on the court until a precipitous decline in his health the last couple of days," Kathy Arberg, the court's spokeswoman said. The chief justice was surrounded by his three children at the time of his death, she said.

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I'm tempted to dance the jig, but it's late, I'm tired, and uncoordinated.