This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter.  Allison Orr Larsen is the ...

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David Souter, the former U.S. Supreme Court justice who died at 85 last Thursday, was sometimes mistakenly thought to have turned into a liberal after being nominated by President George ...

Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1990 by Republican President George H.W. Bush, Souter quickly emerged as a consistent ...

My first conversation with the reserved New Englander occurred after a 1994 dinner in the Supreme Court 's majestic Great Hall. The next morning, I was to be interviewed for a fellowship at the high ...

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

David H. Souter, former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independence and quiet demeanor, has passed ...

Renowned former Supreme Court Justice David Souter has passed away at the age of 85. The Washington Post reported that Souter ...

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

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

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