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

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

No more Souters” was a right-wing battle cry for years. It led to the intense ideological vetting that gave us today’s ...

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

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 ...

David Souter, initially appointed as a conservative to the U.S. Supreme Court, defied expectations by supporting liberal causes such as abortion rights. Serving from 1990 to 2009, his tenure marked a ...

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.

I’d argue that Souter’s perceived betrayal of conservatives has had two long-term effects on federal judicial nominations: But while the Federalist Society was founded during Ronald Reagan’s ...

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a lifelong public servant, judicial moderate and advocate ... emphasizing his respect for precedent and the philosophy of "originalism," which ...