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Slate's Jurisprudence: Role of Supreme Court Chief Justice

NPR | By Alex Chadwick
Published November 15, 2004 at 10:00 PM MST

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the fate of 80-year-old U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who's battling cancer, and the role of the chief justice in the nation's highest court.

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Alex Chadwick
For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.
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