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Article: In memoriam: William H. Rehnquist. (US Supreme Court Chief Justice) (includes 7 testimonials) (Testimonial)
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- Harvard Law Review
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. *
The casket was plain unvarnished pine, and over it was draped the American flag. As I and fellow Rehnquist clerks carried that casket up the marble steps of the Supreme Court building, to the Great Hall, it occurred to a number of us that this was very fitting. For Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was direct, straightforward, utterly without pretense--and a patriot who loved and served his country.
He was completely unaffected in manner. When strolling outside the Supreme Court with a law clerk to discuss a case, Chief Justice Rehnquist would often be stopped by visiting tourists, and asked to take their ...