Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Rehnquist Applauds Pay Raise for Judges

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist says the new 25% pay hike for federal judges will help them cope with a sharply rising caseload "fueled by drug cases and an ever-rising tide of personal bankruptcies." In his year-end report on the federal court system, Rehnquist noted that drug prosecutions in federal courts rose 6% in 1990 "while filings for violations of weapons and immigration laws climbed more than 23%."