US EditionDavid Souter shaped the Supreme Court through the backlash he inspired
- Justice David Souter, who was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1990 by then-President George H.W. Bush, served nearly two decades on the bench before passing away last week at the age of 85 in his New Hampshire home.
- Republicans expected Souter to advance a conservative shift, but he quickly established himself as a liberal vote especially in high-profile abortion cases, sparking political backlash.
- This backlash led to the 'No More Souters' rule, requiring Republican nominees to have clear conservative credentials, which has strongly influenced judicial vetting since.
- Souter planned his 2009 retirement to allow President Barack Obama to appoint Sonia Sotomayor, preserving the liberal seat once held by Justice Brennan since 1956.
- Souter’s legacy centers less on landmark opinions and more on the lasting political impact his unexpected liberal votes had on Supreme Court nominations and judicial politics.
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Gary Franks: Justice Souter warned the US years before his death that an autocrat caused Rome’s fall. Message received? - Tribune Content Agency
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter – who passed away May 8 – once said the fall of the Roman Empire was partially due to the authoritarian Augustus. The ruler took sole control of the country, vowing to “Make Rome Great Again” (now, does that sound familiar?). Souter went on to say that “public ignorance […]
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter
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Supreme Court could use more like Justice David Souter
Many Americans may have missed this week the passing of Justice David Souter, who retired from the Supreme Court in 2009, after a distinguished 20-year career on the nation’s High Bench, but the oversight would be understandable. After all, it’s…
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Justice David Souter: The Supreme Court could use more like him
Souter was an intellectual powerhouse who wrote major opinions on issues of religion, First Amendment, privacy, abortion rights, federalism, race and the structure of democracy
David Souter set an example for the Supreme Court
David Souter, the former U.S. Supreme Court justice who died at 85 on Thursday, was sometimes mistakenly thought to have turned into a liberal after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush on the expectation that he would be an ideological conservative. History will show the opposite: Souter was among the most consistent, principled justices ever to have sat on the Supreme Court in its 235-year history. His jurisprudence was steeped in the…
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