It is not in his employment success that he practiced civic involvement, but certainly his civic involvement helped him and ...

By historical standards, Souter was viewed as a moderate conservative jurist, committed to precedent and the rule of law. Like Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, whose pragmatism he admired, Souter prized ...

A celebrity, said historian Daniel Boorstin, is someone known for his or her well-knownness. David H. Souter, who died on May ...

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 ...

A celebrity, said historian Daniel Boorstin, is someone known for his or her well-knownness. David H. Souter, who died on May ...

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter. Charles Barzun is a ...

Former Supreme Court Associate Justice David H. Souter ’61 died earlier this month at his home in New Hampshire. He was 85.

As Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito approach their two-decade milestones on the Supreme Court, they appear ...

David Souter, the former U.S. Supreme Court justice who died at 85 on May 8, was sometimes mistakenly thought to have turned ...

At Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s direction, flags in New Hampshire flew at half staff last week. It was a fitting tribute to David ...

No David Souter – who nearly resigned in agony over the court’s nakedly partisan interference to decide the 2000 presidential ...

David Souter’s death closes a chapter on a Supreme Court justice who prized duty over dogma and humility over hubris.