Adding to Mark Movsesian's tribute to his former boss - a "true gentleman," Movsesian calls him - I thought I might share a couple of stories about the "gentlemanly" side of Justice Souter.

Justice David H. Souter, who died last week, said in 2012 that public ignorance of the Constitution could lead to the rise of an autocrat and the death of democracy. By Adam Liptak Reporting from ...

Justice David Souter passed away last week. I clerked for him early in his tenure on the Court, in October Term 1992, and ever since the news, I've been thinking about him—talking with friends ...

New Miami basketball coach Jai Lucas opens up about his hectic first months on the job, the appeal of the program, and his vision to build a team that grows, competes, and earns a shot at March ...

My clerkship interview with David Souter was in the winter of 2002. In his chambers, amid piles of hardbound books, we could have been in the nineteenth century. I came girded for questions on ...

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 Bench ...

Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died last week at age 85, will probably not be remembered as the author of any truly momentous majority opinions, because he never really wrote any of those.

This week, the US Supreme Court announced the passing of Justice David Souter, who served on the Court from 1990 to 2009, where he wrote landmark opinions on a wide range of issues, including the ...

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter. Michael Mongan currently serves as the California Solicitor General. He clerked for Justice David ...

David Souter, the 150th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, died on May 8, 2025 at the age of 85. I’ve read dozens of obituaries and essays about him since then. Just about every one noted that he had ...

When University of Virginia School of Law Dean Leslie Kendrick reflects on the life and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, what first comes to mind is not one of the many pivotal legal ...

WASHINGTON -- Justice David Souter, who died last week at age 85, made few public appearances after he retired from the Supreme Court in 2009. When he did, he stayed away from politics. But a ...