David Souter shaped the Supreme Court through the backlash he inspired

David Souter, Republican Justice Who Allied With Court’s Liberal Wing, Dies at 85

David Souter, a New Hampshire Republican who was named to the Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush and who over 19 years became a mainstay of the court’s shrinking liberal wing, died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire.…

Why David Souter Was My Favorite Supreme Court Justice

I knew that Justice David Souter-who died last week at 85-was different from the moment I first met him.

PBS On Souter: 'We Need That Model' To Stand Up To Trump

Not even the death of a former Supreme Court justice can stop PBS News Hour from freaking out about President Donald Trump setting up some sort of dictatorship. On Friday, former Trump impeachment witness and David Souter law clerk Noah Feldman joined the show to remember his former boss and while he never explicitly mentioned Trump, it was clear who he was referring to when he declared of Souter’s legacy, “in the current moment, when the threat…

David Souter shaped the Supreme Court through the backlash he inspired

The late Supreme Court justice was appointed by a Republican but quickly established himself as a judicial liberal.

Legal Ethics Roundup: Join Me Live Today, 150+ Judges Pen AG Letter, RIP Souter, Roberts/Sotomayor Speak Up, Firms Justify EO Acts While Lawyers Flee & More - Above the Law

Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy Monday — Join Me Today! This week holds lots of travel in store for me, including a quick trip to San Francisco for a conversation about Supreme Court reform with folks from the Brennan Center for Just…

A warning from Justice Souter: democracy is in peril

"An ignorant people can never remain a free people"