Topic: Chief Justice William

Chief Justice William Rehnquist Wednesday refused to block prayers at the presidential inauguration, as requested by a California atheist.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist will not be on the bench when the U.S. Supreme Court returns to work Monday, the court said Friday.

In his annual New Year's Day report, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist warned against trying to remove "activist judges."

Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who is fighting thyroid cancer, said Monday he will not participate in deciding November's U.S. Supreme Court cases.

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who is being treated for thyroid cancer, will be absent from the bench this week, the U.S. Supreme Court said.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who suffers from thryoid cancer, was released from a hospital Friday where he had been treated following a tracheotomy.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist underwent treatment this weekend for thyroid cancer, the Supreme Court says, and is expected to be on the bench next week.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 79, said in an interview broadcast Wednesday he thinks more about retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court as he ages.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist, in a year-end report released Thursday, ripped a federal law he said comes close to intimidating federal judges.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday the Texas ban on homosexual sodomy is unconstitutional.