US Chief Justice Rehnquist Died
US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, a quiet and conservative judge, died Saturday evening, 3rd September 2005, after years battling cancer. He was 80.
He served on the Supreme Court for 33 years, 18 years as the 16th Chief Justice of USA. The Chief Justice leaves a legacy of conservative rulings that reined in the reach of the federal government and upheld states' rights.
He also lead a gradual elevation of the concept that individual rights often must give way to police power when the two come into conflict. That philosophy revealed itself in disputes involving the Internet, privacy and free speech. This was reflected in his dissenting judgments when he stated that the Communications Decency Act amounted to "little more than an attempt by Congress to create 'adult zones' on the Internet" and that the law's restrictions on "indecency transmission" were appropriate and should be upheld. However he did agree with the majority that other sections of the Act did not comply with the First Amendment.
Six years later, when the Supreme Court returned to the concept regulating sexually explicit material online, Justice Rehnquist again voted with in a minority that sided with the federal government and stated that the Child Online Protection Act imposes only a "modest additional burden" on adult sites and should be upheld as constitutional.
William Hubbs Rehnquist was born on October 1, 1924, into a well-to-do Republican family in Milwaukee, Wisc. He grew up in the affluent suburb of Shorewood, attending public schools there. His father, William Benjamin, was a paper salesman, and a first-generation American of Swedish descent. His mother, Margery Peck, spoke five languages and graduated from the University of Wisconsin. His parents held great respect for Republican leaders and their conservative views influenced their son.
Rehnquist is survived by his three children.
He served on the Supreme Court for 33 years, 18 years as the 16th Chief Justice of USA. The Chief Justice leaves a legacy of conservative rulings that reined in the reach of the federal government and upheld states' rights.
He also lead a gradual elevation of the concept that individual rights often must give way to police power when the two come into conflict. That philosophy revealed itself in disputes involving the Internet, privacy and free speech. This was reflected in his dissenting judgments when he stated that the Communications Decency Act amounted to "little more than an attempt by Congress to create 'adult zones' on the Internet" and that the law's restrictions on "indecency transmission" were appropriate and should be upheld. However he did agree with the majority that other sections of the Act did not comply with the First Amendment.
Six years later, when the Supreme Court returned to the concept regulating sexually explicit material online, Justice Rehnquist again voted with in a minority that sided with the federal government and stated that the Child Online Protection Act imposes only a "modest additional burden" on adult sites and should be upheld as constitutional.
William Hubbs Rehnquist was born on October 1, 1924, into a well-to-do Republican family in Milwaukee, Wisc. He grew up in the affluent suburb of Shorewood, attending public schools there. His father, William Benjamin, was a paper salesman, and a first-generation American of Swedish descent. His mother, Margery Peck, spoke five languages and graduated from the University of Wisconsin. His parents held great respect for Republican leaders and their conservative views influenced their son.
Rehnquist is survived by his three children.
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