Actress Meryl Streep and retired Supreme Court justice David H. Souter at Harvard University graduation exercises in 2010. Souter was the commencement speaker. (Josh Reynolds/AP) A celebrity, said ...

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who preserved abortion rights and became a reliable member of the court’s liberal bloc over two decades, has died. A traditional New ...

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who retired from the high court in 2009 after voting consistently with its liberal wing, has died, the Supreme Court announced on ...

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WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was ...

No cause of death was given in the court's statement. Souter was appointed to the high court in 1990 by his fellow Republican, President George H.W. Bush, and retired in 2009. Souter, while serving on ...

FILE - David Souter, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is shown, Dec. 1993. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic ...