Friday, July 08, 2005

Rehnquist to Retire Tonight?

Bob Novak reported today on CNN today that Chief Justice William Rehnquist will announce his retirement tonight after President Bush's plane touches down at Andrews Air Force Base (at approximately 4:50 pm EDT). We'll see.

The 80-year old Rehnquist has been on the Supreme Court since 1972, and has been chief justice since 1986.

Here is his Wikipedia biography.