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“I may not be able to define pornography but I know it when I see it.”

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William Rehnquist

William H. Rehnquist was a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, born on October 1, 1924, and passed away on September 3, 2005. He held a significant position in American judicial history, serving as an Associate Justice for 33 years and was one of the longest-serving Chief Justices in U.S. history. more

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