2008 Woodie Awards
World and Nation
Simon
Issue date: 9/9/05 Section: News
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Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies at 80
Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Rehnquist died Saturday evening in his Virginia home. Last October, Rehnquist was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had been receiving radiation and chemotherapy as part of his treatment.
Rehnquist was appointed to the Supreme Court by then U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1972 and has served as Chief Justice since 1986. He is widely credited with moving the court in a consistently conservative direction. He believed in a narrow interpretation of constitutional rights and was one of the two dissenting opinions in Roe v. Wade.
Rehnquist's death creates a rare situation where two seats on the Supreme Court are empty. The first vacancy was created by the July resignation of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman ever to serve at the Supreme Court.
On Monday, President George W. Bush nominated Rehnquist's former Supreme House clerk, John Roberts, to replace Rehnquist. If confirmed by the Senate, the 50-year-old lawyer stands to become one of the youngest chief justices in U.S. history.
The President is due to nominate another justice to replace O'Connor as well; however, O'Connor promised to remain on the Court until her successor is appointed by the Senate.
New Orleans Now Empty, Investigation Begins
On Tuesday night, Roy Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, ordered the evacuation of the city; all the shelters were successfully emptied by the end of the week.
While electricity and running water returned to hospitals and office buildings a week after Hurricane Katrina hit, a lot of dangers are associated with remaining in the city, including infections and lack of supplies. Some residents still refused to evacuate, but they were met with much-needed supplies instead of violence from the troops in charge of the evacuation. Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are still in New Orleans.
While the military is making progress rescuing residents, as well as fixing the levees and pumps, it could be another 24 to 80 days until the water, which now covers three-fourths of the city, completely recedes.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Rehnquist died Saturday evening in his Virginia home. Last October, Rehnquist was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had been receiving radiation and chemotherapy as part of his treatment.
Rehnquist was appointed to the Supreme Court by then U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1972 and has served as Chief Justice since 1986. He is widely credited with moving the court in a consistently conservative direction. He believed in a narrow interpretation of constitutional rights and was one of the two dissenting opinions in Roe v. Wade.
Rehnquist's death creates a rare situation where two seats on the Supreme Court are empty. The first vacancy was created by the July resignation of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman ever to serve at the Supreme Court.
On Monday, President George W. Bush nominated Rehnquist's former Supreme House clerk, John Roberts, to replace Rehnquist. If confirmed by the Senate, the 50-year-old lawyer stands to become one of the youngest chief justices in U.S. history.
The President is due to nominate another justice to replace O'Connor as well; however, O'Connor promised to remain on the Court until her successor is appointed by the Senate.
New Orleans Now Empty, Investigation Begins
On Tuesday night, Roy Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, ordered the evacuation of the city; all the shelters were successfully emptied by the end of the week.
While electricity and running water returned to hospitals and office buildings a week after Hurricane Katrina hit, a lot of dangers are associated with remaining in the city, including infections and lack of supplies. Some residents still refused to evacuate, but they were met with much-needed supplies instead of violence from the troops in charge of the evacuation. Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are still in New Orleans.
While the military is making progress rescuing residents, as well as fixing the levees and pumps, it could be another 24 to 80 days until the water, which now covers three-fourths of the city, completely recedes.