# William Rehnquist

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“Court, Heel Thyself!” - The Left’s War Against Judicial Independence

Undermining the courts’ independence was among the actions by King George III that was cited to justify America’s separation from Great Britain. Alexander Hamilton wrote that an independent judiciary is “peculiarly essential” for our system of government. In 1937, a heavily Democratic Congress reje…

Charlie Pierce: President Biden Is Getting Serious About Supreme Court Reform

Somebody in the White House woke up over the weekend and discovered that they had been transported to the golden sunshine and verdant fields of DGAF Island. After several decades spent in the throes of Institutional Love as regards the Supreme Court, the president who, as chairman of the Senate Jud…

Legal News for Tues 10/1 - Eric Adams Legal Team Assembles, Democrats Challenge Georgia Election Rules, Law Firms fill AI Leadership Rules

This Day in Legal History: William Rehnquist Born On October 1, 1924, William Hubbs Rehnquist, the 16th Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1972 by President Nixon, Rehnquist became a polarizing figure, known for his staunch conser…

Path to Ambassador: In Conversation with Jeff Bleich

This is the first of three special episodes of JBC Dialogues where host Dr Joel Lisk sits down with the JBC’s patron, Former US Ambassador to Australia, Jeffery Bleich.  In this first episode, we talk through Jeff’s path to becoming US Ambassador to Australia, including his time as a clerk for for…

The Chris Voss Show Podcast – From A Dirt Road to the United State Supreme Court: 6 Stones for Goliath by Charles Arline Sr

From A Dirt Road to the United State Supreme Court: 6 Stones for Goliath by Charles Arline Sr https://www.amazon.com/Dirt-United-State-Supreme-Court/dp/1968519378 Embark on the true journey spanning seven decades as childhood sweethearts Charles and Gene build a life that leaves an indelibl…

Movers and Shakers | How William Rehnquist Went From Shorewood to the U.S. Supreme Court

Send us Fan Mail Growing up in Shorewood, William Rehnquist once told his grade school teacher that he was “going to change the government.” His influential tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court helped shape the direction of the country for generations, sometimes controversially, yet those who knew him …

SCOTUS Eras: The Rehnquist Court

Aughie and Nia explore the Rehnquist Court, years 1986 - 2005. William Rehnquist, an intelligent lawyer and solid administrator, presided over a court that was increasingly conservative and with almost 11 years of no turnover in justices.

Who Funds That? EP 3: Justice Samuel Alito (with Mollie Hemingway)

When conservatives wax poetic about their favorite Supreme Court justices from what one might call the “Federalist Society era” of Republican appointments, Clarence Thomas and the late Antonin Scalia take precedence. The oldest may prefer the late William Rehnquist, for a time the lone “originalist…

Who Funds That?: Who Funds That? EP 3: Justice Samuel Alito (with Mollie Hemingway)

When conservatives wax poetic about their favorite Supreme Court justices from what one might call the “Federalist Society era” of Republican appointments, Clarence Thomas and the late Antonin Scalia take precedence. The oldest may prefer the late William Rehnquist, for a time the lone “originalist…

Hustler v. Falwell: The Supreme Court Case That Protected Satire.

It started with a cheeky Campari ad campaign about "your first time." It ended with Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that still helps protect political cartoons, parody, and late-night comedy aimed at public figures. In November 1983, Hustler ran a fake Campari ad star…