After a five-month hiatus because of thyroid cancer, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist returned to oral arguments at the Supreme Court yesterday, walking under his own power as Marshal Pamela Talkin ...

WASHINGTON – Squelching rumors of his retirement, Chief Justice Rehnquist said yesterday he will continue heading the Supreme Court while battling thyroid cancer. “I’m not about to announce my ...

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist emphatically denied yesterday that he intends to step down from the Supreme Court in the near future, as he sought to halt a spiral of speculation about his possible ...

The Office of Legal Counsel issues opinions that are supposed to bind the executive branch. The Trump administration has taken steps and made claims in tension with several of them. By Charlie Savage ...

The death last week of Chief Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist at 80 was a surprise but not a shock. He had been stricken with thyroid cancer last year and had been widely expected to resign over the ...

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s illness portends his likely retirement in the near future and his replacement by an appointee of a confident and conservative Republican Party, perhaps to be ...

Chief Justice William Rehnquist died last evening, opening a second seat on the Supreme Court as nomination hearings are set to begin for John Roberts to take the seat vacated by Justice Sandra Day ...

Half a century ago, Congress protected its power of the purse, and conservatives balked at letting presidents disobey lawmakers’ instructions. By Adam Liptak The Office of Legal Counsel issues ...