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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: David Souter

David Souter stories: 32 news summaries

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 For Obama, Justice 
 Must Be Pragmatic 

Law school students, colleagues reflect to predict his choice

May 3, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama carries an unusual wealth of Supreme Court knowledge from his days at law school and as a law professor, the New York Times reports, which he'll put to use in replacing Justice Souter. But don’t expect him to go straight for a liberal: Former colleagues and students... More »

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University of Chicago • law school • Harvard Law School • nominee • US Supreme Court • David Souter • President Obama

(Newser) - Head over the Piscataquog River, past some stone walls and chickenwire fences, and you’ll find a rickety farmhouse, its barn’s nameplate reading, “Souter,” reports Peter Schworm of the Los Angeles Times. The Supreme Court justice grew up in this sleepy part of New Hampshire, and his... More »

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New Hampshire • small towns • US Supreme Court • David Souter

OPINION

Obama Should Aim for the Center With Court Choice

President has more to gain from picking a centrist who can lead than from a liberal follower

May 2, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Justice Souter's sayonara gives Democrats a huge (and rare) opportunity to shape the Supreme Court, but President Obama would be wise not to simply appease the party faithful by picking a left-winger, Jonathan Martin writes in Politico. A centrist with leadership skills would be a better choice, Martin argues—somebody... More »

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US Supreme Court • David Souter • Obama administration • President Obama

GOP Girds
for Supreme Court Battle

Research team seeks 'crazy opinions' to hurt Dems in 2010

May 1, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lacking the votes to block President Obama's Supreme Court pick, Republicans have a gang of researchers digging up prospective candidates' "crazy opinions" to hurt Dems in the 2010 midterm elections, a GOP aide tells Politico. But knowing that Obama's pick will likely be a woman or Latino or both—... More »

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Judiciary Committee • Republican Party • US Supreme Court • David Souter

(AP) - President Obama said today he will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter with someone who shares the president's respect for "constitutional values" and hopes to have "him or her" seated by the start of the next term in October. In a dramatic flourish, Obama interrupted White House... More »

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United States • retirement • US Supreme Court • David Souter • Obama administration • President Obama • presidential appointment

Hispanic Groups Urge Obama to Pick Latino for High Court

Caucus says Hispanics underrepresented in federal courts

May 1, 09 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even before David Souter’s retirement plans became public, leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent President Obama a letter asking him to fill any Supreme Court vacancy with a Latino justice, the Hill reports. Wednesday’s missive praises Obama for appointing Hispanics to key positions—including two Cabinet posts—... More »

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Congress • Latinos • Hispanic • US Supreme Court • vacancy • David Souter • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Congressional Hispanic Caucus

ANALYSIS

Obama May Look Off-Court to Fill Souter Vacancy

Expect a woman from outside appeals circuit

May 1, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - With everyone attempting to predict President Obama's thinking on a nominee to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court, CBS News makes two observations. The White House has dropped hints that it wants someone who is not a federal appeals court judge—as all nine current justices once were. And... More »

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Barack Obama • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Jennifer Granholm • US Supreme Court • judicial nominations • David Souter • Elena Kagan

(Newser) - Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire at the end of the current term in June, reports Nina Totenberg of NPR. The move will give President Obama his first chance to make his mark on the court. Souter, 69, has reportedly informed the White House of his decision. He... More »

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US Supreme Court • David Souter • President Obama

(Newser) - The Supreme Court today put new limits on police officers' ability to search a car after an arrest, the Washington Post reports. The 5-4 ruling—with an unusual grouping of justices—says police need a warrant unless certain criteria apply, a break from the standard practice of about 30 years.... More »

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Antonin Scalia • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • US Supreme Court • constitutional law • David Souter • automobile • traffic stop • police search

Supreme Court: Suspects Must Go Before Judge Within 6 Hours

Or confessions will be thrown out of fed court

Apr 6, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court today threw out the confession of Johnnie Corley, a Pennsylvania robbery suspect, saying that the 29½ hours federal authorities waited before bringing him to court was too long, the AP reports. In a 5-4 decision, the court said any confessions federal authorities elicited before a prisoner’s... More »

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Federal Court • US Supreme Court • confession • David Souter • federal cases

analysis

Spry Justices May Forestall Obama Court Makeover


Aging Stevens, Ginsburg show no sign of retiring, defying conventional wisdom

Nov 11, 08 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - One of the boons for the next president was thought to be the chance to appoint a justice or two to the Supreme Court. But though John Paul Stevens is 88 and Ruth Bader Ginsburg 75, neither has indicated an intention to retire. Ginsberg has twice demurred, saying Stevens, who... More »

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Barack Obama • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • president • John Paul Stevens • federal judges • US Supreme Court • justices • David Souter • President Obama

 Court Readies
 Term's Testiest Decisions 

Justices will hand down 26 of the most contentious opinions beginning today

Jun 9, 08 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court is poised to begin unveiling decisions today in some of the year's most heated cases, reports USA Today. As the term winds down, the 26 final opinions will be released on select days in June, and include clashes over Guantanamo detainees, DC's handgun ban, and the 1989... More »

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Antonin Scalia • Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • US Supreme Court • opinion • David Souter

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