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Discuss “Rehnquist deferred to universities during term”

With the recent death of Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, questions have been raised regarding the future of higher education in the hands of his successor, John G. Roberts. The late Rehnquist?s decisions were met with favorable sentiments from University officials; despite his image as an unwavering conservative, Rehnquist was careful when dealing with issues of higher education to defer to the expertise of school administrators, said Mary Jo Dively, CMU?s Vice President and General Counsel.

Justice Rehnquist supported the Supreme Court?s decision to require Virginia?s state-supported military college, the Virginia Military Institute, to admit women in United States v. Virginia (1996). In Gonzaga v. Doe (2002), Justice Rehnquist...

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