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Missouri is the only state where voters have used a ballot measure to overturn a ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy.
The tenure of the late Justice David H. Souter on the Supreme Court helped shape the modern era of judicial confirmations.
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This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter. Charles Barzun is a ...
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Wade. From the elevated courtroom bench that June 29, 1992, morning, as Souter read his portion of the opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, he emphasized regard for the 1973 precedent and the court ...
In particular, it was Souter’s 1992 vote in Planned Parenthood v. Casey — which largely upheld Roe v. Wade — that calcified conservatives’ disdain for him. I’d argue that Souter’s ...
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 ...
THE REPUBLICAN OFTEN SIDED WITH LIBERAL JUSTICES IN LANDMARK DECISIONS, INCLUDING PLANNED PARENTHOOD V CASEY. SOUTER RETIRED IN 2009 AND RETURNED TO HIS SMALL TOWN ROOTS IN THE GRANITE STATE.
Souter was involved in several high-profile cases during his time in Washington, D.C., including Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992, when he co-authored the plurality opinion with Justices O ...
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 […] ...