On the high court from 1990 to 2009, he saw his role as one of quiet resistance against excess and dramatic change.

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Opinion: Former Souter clerk Kermit Roosevelt writes that Justice Souter avoided zingers and didn't adopt a theory like ...

Souter was never supposed to be a hard-right ideologue. That distinction would go to Bush’s next appointment, Clarence Thomas ...

The tenure of the late Justice David H. Souter on the Supreme Court helped shape the modern era of judicial confirmations.

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a low-key New England Republican who was an unexpectedly liberal voice in his 18 ...

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a lifelong public servant, judicial moderate and advocate for humanities and ...

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has died at 85, noted for his public service and wisdom. Appointed by ...

AP Photo/Bob Daugherty In his confirmation hearing, Souter laid out elements of his philosophy ... principle of stare decisis — Latin for judicial respect of existing precedent — that ...

Souter liked facts, and facts are anathema to movement conservatives. I think Oyez sums up his judicial philosophy quite nicely when they write: “Many of Souter’s opinions expressed a view ...