If Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist soon retires from the bench because of thyroid cancer—as many speculate he will—he will leave behind a legacy as "a strong chief justice, generally ...

Segment #1: Mayor Ray Nagin Orders Everyone out of New Orleans As the water level drops and contamination becomes more concentrated, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has ordered evacuation, by force if ...

The election eve disclosure by the 80-year-old justice underscores the near certainty that the next president will make at least one appointment to the Supreme Court and probably more. Rehnquist had ...

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. was in an expansive and reminiscing mood earlier this month in a talk at the Rehnquist Center at the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law. Roberts called ...

Over the black leather Bible held by Senator Strom Thurmond, he swore that he would be impartial as the trial's presiding officer. Then he turned to us, "Do you solemnly swear that in all things ...

William Rehnquist was an unconventional man who directed a monumental shift in how constitutional matters are decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, current Chief Justice John Roberts said during a public ...

(CNN) — Most judges who have considered President Donald Trump’s disputed tariffs have ruled against him. But when the Supreme Court hears his appeal next week, it may be influenced by a forceful ...

Amid calls to increase transparency and revelations about the court’s inner workings, the chief justice imposed nondisclosure agreements on clerks and employees.