Chief Justice Rehnquist dead at 80 - Yahoo! News

Chief Justice Rehnquist dead at 80 - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice
William Rehnquist died on Saturday at his home in Arlington, Virginia, after battling thyroid cancer since October, a court spokeswoman said.
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Rehnquist, 80, had experienced 'a precipitous decline in his health in the last couple of days,' and died in the evening surrounded by his three children, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.

An influential conservative on the Supreme Court for more than 30 years, his death creates a second opening on the court, following the announced retirement of Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor."