William Rehnquist in The Boston Globe


On Government Reform: States’ rights over federal power

The nine court members can be divided into three general alliances, but all of the justices have crossed ideological lines. The three conservative justices, including Rehnquist, and two of the swing justices usually support states’ rights.

Rehnquist, a big states’ rights advocate, the conservative chief justive has led the charge to cut back the federal government’s power over the states.

Source: Reuters article in Boston Globe, p. A45 Dec 1, 2000

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