Death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist [US SC] News
Death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist [US SC]

Release Regarding the Death of the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, September 3, 2005 [announcing the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist; posted online September 4]. Excerpt:

William H. Rehnquist, the 16th Chief Justice of the United States, died this evening at his home in Arlington, Virginia surrounded by his three children. 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 in the last couple of days. He is survived by his three children…

Read the full text of the release. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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