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SCOTUS trivia

During the October 2020 Term, Chief Justice John Roberts filed his first lone dissent in a case since joining the court in 2005. A lone dissent is when one justice votes against the court’s majority ruling.

By contrast, one of Chief Justice Roberts’ predecessors was known for solitary dissents, earning the nickname “The Lone Ranger”. Who was it?

a) Warren Burger
b) Earl Warren
c) William Rehnquist
d) Antonin Scalia


The correct answer: (c) William Rehnquist. Chief Justice Rehnquist was known as the Lone Ranger. He authored 52 lone dissents during his tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court. Rehnquist joined the court in 1971. He was confirmed as the Chief Justice in 1986 and his service with the court ended on September 3, 2005, upon his death.