David H. Souter & Gay Marriage Newsletter
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Inside the exclusive world of Supreme Court clerks driving America’s legal controversies
15 Dec 2023 10:12 GMT
… years ago, as Supreme Court justices were deciding cases that … nine justices were once Supreme Court clerks: Chief Justice John … school.
Now-retired justices Breyer and David Souter, on the … justice of the peace who refuses to officiate same-sex marriage …
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Sandra Day O’Connor Was the Supreme Court’s First Woman and Last Politician
01 Dec 2023 21:19 GMT
… of the government and justice system.
Implicit in her … in on affirmative action, same-sex marriage or other social flashpoints — … her, along with fellow justices David Souter and Anthony Kennedy, to … serving as high-court justices deprives the court of …
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Sandra Day O’Connor, pathbreaking woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93
01 Dec 2023 15:20 GMT
… any of her contemporary Supreme Court justices, roping calves and … Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice”: “I have experienced … , Clarence Thomas and David Souter. They were the appointees … same-sex marriage, which came not quite 10 years after Justice …
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Unpacking the court: The left wants Sotomayor gone
15 Apr 2024 22:20 GMT
… efforts to pressure liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 69, … including Justice Sotomayor — by judicial fiat legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.)
… Justice Sotomayor — a 2009 appointee of Democratic President Barack Obama — replaced David Souter …
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Supreme Court avoided disaster when a chunk of marble fell in a courtyard used by justices
17 Oct 2023 22:33 GMT
… Supreme Court cases and Chief Justices of the time
Landmark Supreme Court cases and Chief Justices … Samuel Alito
- Justices who dissented: John P. Stevens, David Souter, Ruth Bader … or not recognizing legal same-sex marriage violate the Due Process Clause …
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From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before Supreme Court arguments
30 Sep 2023 12:33 GMT
… Supreme Court cases and Chief Justices of the time
Landmark Supreme Court cases and Chief Justices … Samuel Alito
- Justices who dissented: John P. Stevens, David Souter, Ruth Bader … or not recognizing legal same-sex marriage violate the Due Process Clause …
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How DeSantis Packed the Florida Supreme Court
20 Jul 2023 21:43 GMT
… the first Black US Supreme Court justice, for not sufficiently … justices, like Harry Blackmun, John Paul Stevens, and David Souter, … nation’s greatest US Supreme Court justices (John Marshall, Hugo … rights to contraception, same-sex marriage, and gay sex …
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How the Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws and paved way for same-sex marriage
21 Jun 2023 09:05 GMT
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In spring 2003, Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Sandra … a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. Once-private court … appeal, Stevens, Kennedy, David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg … down obvious markers toward same-sex marriage.
“After reading my …
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Behind the scenes in 2000 when Supreme Court liberals thought Nazi and Dred Scott references in gay rights dissent were distracting
18 May 2023 09:08 GMT
… case 23 years ago, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was … .
But fellow liberal dissenters David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and … to homosexuality.
As the Supreme Court’s attitude toward gay … a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
But Stevens, who …
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What in the World Happened to the Supreme Court?
14 Nov 2022 12:46 GMT
… right to same-sex marriage. An often-quoted quip by a prominent Supreme Court practitioner … the seven justices appointed by Republican presidents since Reagan, only David Souter, named …