Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is back at work at the Supreme
Court, though only part time. Rehnquist, who has thyroid cancer, missed
the court's arguments in November and December while receiving
chemotherapy and radiation. A Supreme Court spokeswoman said Wednesday
that the 80-year-old returned to the building late last month. "He's
been working from both the court and home,'' spokeswoman Kathy Arberg
said. Few details have been released about the chief justice's illness,
and Rehnquist has said he will not participate in decisions from the
dozen cases heard in November unless the remaining eight justices are
deadlocked. It is unclear if Rehnquist will be on the bench next week
when the court returns from a monthlong break. However, he has accepted
an invitation to administer the oath of office to President Bush on
Jan. 20. [more]
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