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One of his early dissents, in 1973, was to a majority decision invalidating state laws allowing maintenance grants for nonpublic and religious schools in ''[[Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Nyquist]]''. Rehnquist found that the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] was nearly unanimously hostile to all things religious, and [[liberal]] in many other ways.

One of his early dissents, in 1973, was to a majority decision invalidating state laws allowing maintenance grants for nonpublic and religious schools in ''[[Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Nyquist]]''. Rehnquist found that the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] was nearly unanimously hostile to all things religious, and [[liberal]] in many other ways.

Nearly 30 years later, Rehnquist prevailed with his 5-4 decision in ''[[Zelman v. Simmons-Harris]]'' upholding school vouchers that parents could use to attend religious schools. Rehnquist did not change for the Court; the Court had come around to his view.

Nearly 30 years later, Rehnquist prevailed with his 5-4 decision in ''[[Zelman v. Simmons-Harris]]'' (2002) upholding [[school vouchers]] that parents could use to attend religious schools. Rehnquist did not change for the Court; the Court had come around to his view.

Rehnquist's closest ally in the early years was Chief Justice [[Warren Burger]], who seemed to join some of Rehnquist's dissents simply out of sympathy. By 1981, Burger knew whom to assign the difficult task of writing the decision defending the federal law excluding women from the draft.

Rehnquist's closest ally in the early years was Chief Justice [[Warren Burger]], who seemed to join some of Rehnquist's dissents simply out of sympathy. By 1981, Burger knew whom to assign the difficult task of writing the decision defending the federal law excluding women from the draft.