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...Chief Justice William Rehnquist: Possibly the next justice to retire. Appointed by Richard Nixon in 1972, Rehnquist replaced Warren Burger as Chief Justice in 1986. Rehnquist is a strict constructionist (he interprets the Constitution in very narrow terms) who leans conservative. Very much in favor of states' rights. Often speaks in terms of leaving issues up to the "people's branch in government," i.e., the legislature. Widely considered a skilled consensus-builder...
...Anthony Kennedy: Following on the tail of a bitter congressional battle over unsuccessful Reagan nominees Robert Bork and Douglas Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy was confirmed easily in 1988. A moderate who often helps Rehnquist build necessary compromises, Kennedy tends to examine each case on an individual basis, and seems uninterested in making larger political statements...
Chief Justice William Rehnquist offered no indication that he'd be leaving the bench as he made his way through announcements of the final decisions of the Supreme Court's term this morning in his weakened condition. Rehnquist-who missed five months of the term while being treated for thyroid cancer-gaveled the courtroom closed until early October without mentioning a word about the retirement that many court-watchers had been expecting...
...Rehnquist he could, of course, still slip his resignation to President Bush later today or any other day-if he hasn't already. But he wasn't nearly as pivotal today as some might have expected. Rather, in a pair of decisions about public displays of the Ten Commandments, it was Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who proved once again that it is her departure that will provoke an intellectual and cultural war of the worlds in Washington-she is considered the next most likely to go, after Rehnquist. One decision centered on large displays of the Ten Commandments...
...debate over the replacement of Rehnquist, though, if he goes, is expected to be extremely nasty, with tens of millions of dollars and a great deal of internet traffic devoted to each side's efforts...