WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening of cancer, ending a 33-year Supreme Court career during which he oversaw the court’s conservative shift, presided over an impeachment trial and helped decide a presidential election. His death creates a rare second vacancy on the nation’s highest court.
Rehnquist, 80, was surrounded by his three children when he died at his home in suburban Arlington. His wife died in 1991.
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