US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist says he is not stepping down as the highest judge in the land and said he will continue heading the court as long his health permits. In a statement, he said bluntly, “I’m not about to announce my retirement. He said he released the statement “to put to rest the speculation and unfounded rumors. The 80 year old Rehnquist has thyroid cancer. He released the statement hours after being released from a Virginia hospital after being treated for two days with a fever.