WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a favorite of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has ...

WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice David Souter has told President Obama he will retire when the term ends in June, handing President Obama the chance to make the first Democratic appointment to ...

With the U.S. Supreme Court taking fewer cases, lawyers have increasingly turned to outside groups to help catch the ...

A new Gallup poll finds public approval of the Supreme Court falling below 40 percent for the first time in the poll’s ...

The late former Supreme Court Justice David Souter was unusual in many ways, and we won’t see his like again. But we shouldn’t let his supposed eccentricity overshadow his dedication to the ...

Much has been written about the life and accomplishments of New Hampshire’s David Souter, retired Supreme Court justice and a warm and friendly man. I encountered him due to our common connections to ...

Here's the bottom line: as part of its system of checks and balances, the Constitution gives Congress significant power to regulate the structure and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court so long as the ...

1990 —Less than three months after appointing New Hampshire supreme court justice David Hackett Souter to the First Circuit, President George H.W. Bush nominates him to the Supreme Court vacancy ...