Reagan promoted the sole Bob Jones dissent, Rehnquist, to chief justice.

Evidence

The Supreme Court’s decision in the Bob Jones University v. United States case, handed down on May 24, 1983, ruled against the university in an 8–1 decision. Three years later, Reagan elevated the sole dissenter, William Rehnquist, to chief justice of the Supreme Court. — Randall Balmer, Bad Faith, 180

Categorization

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Broader Connections

• Reagan later elevated the lone BJU-dissent vote to chief justice #corroborates (0.97)