May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among ...

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who retired from the high court in 2009 after voting ...

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a low-key New England Republican who was an unexpectedly liberal voice in his 18 years on the nation’s top court, died at his home Thursday, the Supreme ...

This article was updated on May 9 at 2:42 p.m. Retired Justice David Souter, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by a Republican president but became a reliable member […] ...

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

His lifestyle was spare — yogurt and an apple, consumed at his desk, was a typical lunch — and he shunned Washington’s social scene.

WASHINGTON >> Bookish and reclusive jurist David Souter, who joined the U.S. Supreme Court as a supposed conservative ...

His jurisprudence has been overshadowed by that of his showier colleagues but was a model of principled restraint.

Souter — a Republican-appointed justice who ended up on the court's liberal wing during his tenure — retired under President Obama 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 […] ...

President George H.W. Bush nominated Souter to the Supreme Court in 1990. He was confirmed the same year, served 19 years on ...

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a lifelong public servant, judicial moderate and advocate for humanities and civics education, has died.