I donÂ’t agree with the legal philosophy of Professor Lawrence Tribe, but I think his column on Chief Justice Rehnquist does a fine job of explaining what the greatest legacy of the recently departed jurist may be.

RECENT events might change the direction of the winds that moved America toward the point Justice Rehnquist comfortably occupied from his earliest days on the court. How the new court will tack with or against those winds will be Topic A at the forthcoming confirmation hearings, as it should be. But Topic B had better be the ability of the new justices to help the court earn the respect of all who take part in its proceedings or are affected by its rulings - which means everybody. Chief Justice Rehnquist was a master at that mission. For that, and for the steadiness of his leadership, I will always remember him with profound gratitude and admiration.

Well said, sir.

And certainly a cut above the hatchet-wielding hate-speech of your colleague at Harvard.

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