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    Inheritance Rights of Richard III

    Litigants argued a case involving the inheritance rights of the Shakespearean character and historical figure, Richard III of England. The 15th century king of England was accused of orderin…

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    Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence

    The annual Rehnquist award was given to Judge Michael Dann of Arizona. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor introduced Judge Dann, who was presented with the award from Chief Justice William Rehnquis…

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    Chief Justice Perspective

    Chief Justice Rehnquist talked about the differences in law school and the legal profession since he graduated from Stanford Law School. He also talked about his own personal experience in p…

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    Civil Liberties in Wartime

    Chief Justice William Rehnquist discussed civil liberties and what freedoms are sacrificed during war. He went over the history of several instances of civil liberty cases during war and spe…

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    Chief Justice Taney Career

    Professor James O’Hara lectured about the life and career of Chief Justice Roger Taney, who was nominated to the position by President Jackson and served for 28 years, 1836-1864. Chief Justi…

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    Supreme Court Review

    Chief Justice William Rehnquist reviewed Supreme Court activities over the past term. He talked about the weightier issues the Court decided and discussed the precedents that governed some o…

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    Judicial Pay

    Chief Justice William Rehnquist spoke briefly to the 15th annual conference of appeals court judges for the federal circuit. He focused on the need for a pay increase for judges to keep up w…

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    Chief Justice Perspective

    Chief Justice William Rehnquist spoke to judges about some of their concerns, including judicial vacancies and judges' pay. This was part of the annual meeting of the Federal Judges Associat…

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    Trial of Richard III

    A celebrity panel of justices and law professors heard testimony concerning whether King Richard III murdered or conspired to murder his two nephews, Edward and Richard, in 1483. Mr. Walda a…

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