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The Rehnquist Court consists of the decisions of the [[United States Supreme Court]] between October 1986, when [[William Rehnquist]] began serving as the Chief Justice, and October 2005, when he was replaced by [[John Roberts]] after his death.
The Rehnquist Court consists of the decisions of the [[United States Supreme Court]] between October 1986, when [[William Rehnquist]] began serving as the Chief Justice, and October 2005, when he was replaced by [[John Roberts]] after his death.
The Rehnquist Court has had over time the following members:
* Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]]
* Associate Justice [[William Brennan]]
* Associate Justice [[Byron White]]
* Associate Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]]
* Associate Justice [[Harry Blackmun]]
* Associate Justice [[John Paul Stevens]]
* Associate Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]
* Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] (since September 1986)
* Associate Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] (since February 1988)
* Associate Justice [[David Souter]] (since October 1990)
* Associate Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] (since October 1991)
* Associate Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] (since August 1993)
* Associate Justice [[Stephen Breyer]] (since August 1994)
The Rehnquist Court was most influential in limiting the federal [[government]] by enforcing principles of [[federalism]], and in beginning to curtail some of the [[liberal]] decisions of the [[Warren Court]].
The Rehnquist Court was most influential in limiting the federal [[government]] by enforcing principles of [[federalism]], and in beginning to curtail some of the [[liberal]] decisions of the [[Warren Court]].
[[category:United States Supreme Court]]
[[category:United States Supreme Court]]