David H. Souter & Drugs Newsletter
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The First Trans Prisoner Who Took Her Case All the Way to the Supreme Court
17 Jul 2025 10:40 GMT
… place, with rampant use of drugs and alcohol and a large … precautions to protect her.
The Supreme Court receives thousands of petitions every … his papers, the justices staked out many positions. Justice David Souter experimented with the …
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'Deliberate indifference': The Supreme Court standard that requires prisoners to prove mindset to win Eighth Amendment claims
21 Dec 2024 09:57 GMT
… suffering. To meet this standard, Justice David Souter wrote, prisoners must show that … National Prison Project, described the Supreme Court's deliberate-indifference standard … ramped up the war on drugs, legislators from both parties, committed …
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Retired Justice Souter, Advocate for Civics and Church-State Split, Dies at 85
09 May 2025 19:59 GMT
… U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, a staunch defender of … by school officials looking for drugs was unconstitutional.
“Here, … the degree of intrusion,” Souter wrote, adding that requiring … private choice” of parents.
Souter said, “Religious teaching at …
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Trump’s election could assure a conservative Supreme Court majority for decades
06 Nov 2024 22:34 GMT
… Trump has already appointed three Supreme Court justices. In his second term … disruption to the court. Justices David Souter and John Paul Stevens … prohibits the mailing of drugs that could be used … he was thwarted by the Supreme Court. Now, the conservative …
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Brain Rot 2: Legal Corruption, Cuomo Rascist AI Slop Edition
24 Oct 2025 13:51 GMT
… donors could flow through.
Justice David Souter was reportedly furious. He … to serve as a Supreme Court justice for 16 years—helped … not detained, not checked for drugs, not prosecuted. They were … that the boat was carrying drugs, and the survivors weren …
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Inside the exclusive world of Supreme Court clerks driving America’s legal controversies
15 Dec 2023 10:12 GMT
… its ban on gender-affirming drugs and surgery for transgender minors … of the nine justices were once Supreme Court clerks: Chief Justice John Roberts (1980 … Carolina law school.
Now-retired justices Breyer and David Souter, on the other hand …
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The case that made federalism go up in smoke
06 Oct 2025 14:44 GMT
… lines. In 1824, the Supreme Court interpreted the clause as … president promising a War on Drugs.
Scalia, too, was unsympathetic … the majority opinion, joined by Justices David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Breyer … of the war on drugs.”
V. The dissents
Rehnquist …
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Justice Alito Mocks Judge Pan's 'SEAL Team Six' Hypothetical in Trump Immunity Arguments
26 Apr 2024 12:58 GMT
… jaywalk, or use illegal drugs,” the senator said. “He … saw his opportunity when Justice Sonia M. Sotomayer struggled … manner.”
Pan married former Souter clerk, Kavanaugh accuser
President … clerk for Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, nominated by President …
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Justice's Files Offer Insights Into Student Prayer and Other Supreme Court Education Cases
12 May 2023 21:08 GMT
… elucidating.” (The two justices were referencing institutions … Justice William H. Rehnquist, Justice David H. Souter said that he and Justice … prevailed, with Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer dissenting … student was using illegal drugs.
“Wouldn’t ‘unruly …
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The Supreme Court’s ‘alternative facts’ about drug-sniffing dogs
05 Feb 2019 02:46 GMT
… the presence of illegal drugs. Multiple analyses of … about the presence of drugs. And searches based … immeasurable quantities of illicit drugs. But police departments … Supreme Court justice has addressed expressed concern over any of this. Justice David Souter …