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David Souter, a former Supreme Court justice appointed by George H.W. Bush, died 16 years after he retired from the bench in 2009. He was 85.
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who retired from the high court in 2009 after voting ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a favorite of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench ...
This week, the US Supreme Court announced the passing of Justice David Souter, who served on the Court from 1990 to 2009, where he wrote landmark opinions on a wide range of issues, including the ...
When Jeannie Suk Gersen began her clerkship for former Supreme Court Associate Justice David H. Souter ’61, she was struck by her boss’s work ethic. “I think all of us as clerks felt like we ...
There’s no reason to think the justices have been waiting for Souter’s death to start televising their public hearings, but it is a good reminder that the court’s proceedings should be televised, even ...
Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died last week at age 85, will probably not be remembered as the author of any truly momentous majority opinions, because he never really wrote any of those.
His jurisprudence has been overshadowed by that of his showier colleagues but was a model of principled restraint.
Justice David Souter passed away last week. I clerked for him early in his tenure on the Court, in October Term 1992, and ever since the news, I've been ...
Following retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s passing last month, commentators memorialized the justice with ...
This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter. Kent Greenfield is Professor of Law and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at Boston College. He […] ...
May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among ...