In 2010, Souter set out his philosophy during a commencement speech at Harvard. “We want not only liberty, but equality as well,” he said. “These paired desires of ours can clash, and when they do, a ...

WASHINGTON >> Bookish and reclusive jurist David Souter, who joined the U.S. Supreme Court as a supposed conservative “stealth nominee” but instead emerged as a liberal justice who backed abortion ...

Justice David Souter, touted as a steadfast conservative for the Supreme Court in 1990, soon revealed himself as the opposite. He valued constitutional privacy, individual equality and the separation ...

A retired associate justice of the United States Supreme Court has died. On Friday, May 9, 2025, the Court confirmed the death of David Souter in a statement. He was 85 years old. "Justice David ...

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 were ...

May 9 (UPI) --Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter has died, the court announced Friday. He was 85 years old. Souter, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and retired in 2009 ...

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 clerked ...

WASHINGTON – Former Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter, a Republican who sided with his liberal colleagues in many high-profile cases during his 19-year tenure, has died. He was 85. Souter ...

(CNN) — Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who retired from the high court in 2009 after voting consistently with its liberal wing, has died, the Supreme Court announced ...