Chief Justice William Rehnquist was dependent upon addictive painkillers and was once arrested for vagrancy after spending the night on the lawn in front of the courthouse in Ravenna, Ohio.
Who knew?
Legal Times has published a fascinating article about the late Chief Justice that is the result of recently released confidential FBI documents, made available after a Freedom of Information Act. The article details some of the political background behind the confirmation hearings in 1971 (as associate justice) and 1986 (as Chief Justice).
Definitely well worth the read. Here’s the link to Tony Mauro’s article.
