Rehnquist Quotes

He could use the stripes out of respect for Chief Justice Rehnquist. He could also not use the stripes out of respect for Rehnquist.

In Burger`s heyday they were deciding 150 cases a year -- so many that they were talking about creating an intermediate appellate court to handle some of the load. Rehnquist comes in, and with the platform of being chief justice, all that disappears, to the point where the Court is being criticized for taking too few cases.

There was some promise of a Rehnquist court revolution, and that hasn`t happened. I think we were too quick to say that this was the conservative Republican answer to the Warren court.

Rehnquist was a jurist who truly understood the role of the court. He did not let personal opinions cloud his interpretation of the Constitution. His opinions were grounded in the idea that he is to interpret the law, not create it.

Chief Justice (William) Rehnquist was brilliant at enhancing that position, and Congress has played a major role in adding to the authority of the chief justice. In many respects, Rehnquist changed the job, so that its breadth is greater than it has ever been before.

Chief Justice Rehnquist was brilliant at enhancing that position, and Congress has played a major role in adding to the authority of the chief justice. In many respects, Rehnquist changed the job, so that its breadth is greater than it has ever been before.

`innuendos` that Rehnquist was insensitive to African Americans. None of that was manifested in any of the decisions that he wrote.