2.19.2005
Rehnquist to Miss Oral Arguments Next Week (WashingtonPost.com)
By William Branigin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 18, 2005; 3:29 PM
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will not be present when the Supreme Court resumes oral argument sessions next week but will continue to participate in decisions from home as he battles thyroid cancer, the court announced today.
The Supreme Court returns Tuesday for the second half of its current term after a four-week recess. It is to hold two weeks of oral arguments on such issues as the rights of owners of condemned property, the ability of farmers to sue the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the display of the Ten Commandments on government property.
A spokeswoman for the court, Kathy Arberg, said Rehnquist, 80, will not attend the oral arguments but will read transcripts of them and continue to vote on decisions. This will mark the fourth month that Rehnquist has missed argument sessions, having skipped the ones in November, December and January.
(More ... Rehnquist to Miss Oral Arguments Next Week (washingtonpost.com)) ¶ 11:07
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 18, 2005; 3:29 PM
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will not be present when the Supreme Court resumes oral argument sessions next week but will continue to participate in decisions from home as he battles thyroid cancer, the court announced today.
The Supreme Court returns Tuesday for the second half of its current term after a four-week recess. It is to hold two weeks of oral arguments on such issues as the rights of owners of condemned property, the ability of farmers to sue the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the display of the Ten Commandments on government property.
A spokeswoman for the court, Kathy Arberg, said Rehnquist, 80, will not attend the oral arguments but will read transcripts of them and continue to vote on decisions. This will mark the fourth month that Rehnquist has missed argument sessions, having skipped the ones in November, December and January.
(More ... Rehnquist to Miss Oral Arguments Next Week (washingtonpost.com)) ¶ 11:07
