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William Served As A Justice Of The Supreme Court

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Rehnquist was appointed by President Nixon and took his oath into office as associate justice on January 7, 1972. Rehnquist has served as the court conservative ideologue. William served as a chief justice of the Supreme Court from September 26, 1986 to September 3, 2005. During his time that he served as a Supreme Court judge, he wrote majority of opinions on the fourth amendment with included searches, seizures and traffic stops. Rehnquist argued about conservative views in a number of cases held by the Supreme Court. “His writings were mostly for the majority or dissenting opinions. Rehnquist had recognized his conservative viewpoints through the deference to the government over individual rights, respect for legislative actions in…show more content…
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