William rehnquist
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Chief Justice Warren Burger
Selected Opinions by Chief Justice Burger:
Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986)Topic:Free Speech
The use of an offensive form of expression may not be prohibited to adults making what the speaker considers a political point, but it does not follow that the same latitude must be permitted to children in a public school.
Bowsher v. Synar (1986)
Topic:Separation of Powers; Government Agencies
Under the constitutional principle of separation of powers, Congress cannot reserve for itself the power of removal of an officer charged with the execution of the laws except by impeachment.
Bowen v. Roy (1986)
Topic:Religion
While the Free Exercise Clause affords an individual protection from certain forms of governmental compulsion, it does not afford an individual a right to dictate the conduct of the government's internal procedures.
Dow Chemical Co. v. U.S. (1986)
Topic:Search & Seizure
The Fourth Amendment did not prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from
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He grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he attended the University of Minnesota and then the St. Paul College of Law as a night student, all while working full time during the day. After graduating magna cum laude in 1931, he joined the firm Boyeson, Otis, Brill & Faricy St. Paul, becoming a partner in 1933. His participation in Harold Stassen's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 1952 led to his becoming Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, in the U.S. Department of Justice under the Eisenhower administration. He served as a judge for the Federal Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, from 1956-1969. In May 1969, President Nixon appointed him Chief Justice of the United States, and his nomination was confirmed by an overwhelming margin in June.
During his seventeen years as Chief Justice, he not only presided over the Court's many historic decisions but also worked tirelessly to improve the way the judiciary functions and how justice is administered throughout the nation's courts. In 1986, he resigned from the Supreme Court to devote his
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Warren E. Burger
Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986
This article is about the Supreme Court justice. For the journalist, see Warren Berger.
Warren E. Burger | |
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Official portrait, 1986 | |
| In office June 23, 1969 – September 26, 1986 | |
| Nominated by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Earl Warren |
| Succeeded by | William Rehnquist |
| In office June 26, 1986 – July 1, 1993 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Alvin Duke Chandler (1974) |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| In office March 29, 1956 – June 23, 1969 | |
| Nominated by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Harold Montelle Stephens |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Richard Wilkey |
| In office May 1, 1953 – April 14, 1956 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Holmes Baldridge |
| Succeeded by | George Cochran Doub |
| Born | Warren Earl Burger (1907-09-17)September 17, 1907 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 1995(1995-06-25) (aged 87) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
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