Chief Justice Dead

According to Breitbart.com, and via Drudge, there is news that Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Rehnquist has died.

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening at his home in suburban Virginia, said Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg.

A statement from the spokeswoman said he was surrounded by his three children when he died in Arlington.

"The Chief Justice battled thyroid cancer since being diagnosed last October and continued to perform his dues on the court until a precipitous decline in his health the last couple of days," she said.

God rest his soul and grant his family peace.