The Supreme Court Nomination Blog: Take a Moment in the Quiet Before the Storm

SCOTUSblog has a sister blog devoted to upcoming Supreme Court nominations. In this post from Sunday, Tom Goldstein says that:

Predictions are necessarily uncertain, but I think that this blog is going to become more relevant in the next few days. If and when it does, upon the retirement of the Chief Justice, attention will shift immediately - too fast - to the question of whom the President will nominate and the effects of that nomination on the Court and the nation.

Likely somewhat lost in the shuffle will be reflection about and appreciation for the Chief. The retirement would mark the departure from the Court of a historic figure. William Rehnquist has devoted most of his professional life to public service and a commitment to the rule of law. The fact that so many of the Chief's solo dissents of the 1970s now represent established constitutional doctrine is a testament of the power of his ideas to persuade...

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