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William Rehnquist 2005 Deaths

William RehnquistAge: 80 chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who was appointed to the Court in 1971 by President Nixon. He became chief justice in 1986. One of the more conservative…

habeas corpus

(Encyclopedia) habeas corpushabeas corpushāˈbēəs kôrˈpəs [key] [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of…

Peter Rodino 2005 Deaths

Peter RodinoAge: 95 former Democratic congressman from New Jersey who as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee led the impeachment hearings of President Nixon. Died: West Orange, N.J.,…

John Raitt 2005 Deaths

John RaittAge: 88 baritone who appeared in several Broadway hits, including Carousel and The Pajama Game. Later in his career he collaborated with his daughter, singer Bonnie Raitt. Died: Los…

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Rainier IIIJohn RaittWilliam RehnquistPeter RodinoJoseph RotblatNipsey RussellHerb SargentMaria SchellMax SchmelingFritz ScholderBernard SchrieverJay SchulbergRoger ShattuckBobby ShortClaude…

Presidential Oaths of Office: Dates and Locations

Assuming the office Each presidential term begins with an inaugural ceremony in which the president swears an oath of duty as prescribed in the Constitution. Every president in the last 80 years…

John Roberts, 2005 News

judge, was nominated by President Bush in July to replace Sandra Day O'Connor as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. By all accounts, the Harvard-educated, deeply religious…

William H. Rehnquist

William Hubbs Rehnquist was Chief Justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005. William Rehnquist was working in a private law practice in Arizona when President Richard Nixon…

John G. Roberts, Jr.

John G. Roberts, Jr. was confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States on 29 September 2005. At the time of his nomination by President George W. Bush, Roberts was a judge on the U.S. Court of…

John Dean

John Dean was legal counsel to U.S. president Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s, and his testimony before Senate investigators convinced many Americans that Nixon was…