David H. Souter & First Amendment Newsletter
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Are Parades Protected by the First Amendment?
29 May 2025 17:46 GMT
… organizers have First Amendment rights in selecting parade participants
The Supreme Court addressed another … . Writing for the court, Justice David Souter said that the parade was … to protect freedom of speech,” Justice Souter explained. “Disapproval of a …
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Justice David Souter Played Key Role in High School Sports Law
10 May 2025 15:42 GMT
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died Thursday at his home … First Circuit, a justice on the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Attorney General … whether the TSSAA violated the First Amendment. TSSAA found a letter by …
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Justice David Souter’s Supreme Court legacy
09 May 2025 20:08 GMT
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that retired Associate Justice David H. Souter has died … ’s First Amendment rights. Writing the Court’s majority opinion, Souter concluded … public school ceremonies violated the First Amendment; Kelo v. New London ( …
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Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Bush nominee who veered to the left, dies at 85
09 May 2025 13:28 GMT
(CNN) — Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who … today.
The Supreme Court said Souter died on Thursday.
“Justice David Souter served our court … appointed them.
Souter wrote a widely cited First Amendment unanimous opinion in …
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The Fifth Circuit on Library Selection and Removal Decisions and First Amendment Rights of Listeners
24 May 2025 01:17 GMT
… . See, e.g., David Duke, Jewish Supremacism: My … , they maintain the First Amendment forbids removing even racist … promise of the First Amendment. The First Amendment question presented by … to capacity." Justice Souter offered similar sentiments in …
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Souter: The Supreme Court Could Use More Like Him
22 May 2025 03:28 GMT
… the passing of Justice David Souter, who retired from the Supreme Court in 2009, … opinions on issues of religion, First Amendment, privacy, abortion rights, federalism … former state supreme court justice, Souter would have given the Florida Supreme Court more …
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Souter’s influence still resonating 16 years after he left the Supreme Court
10 May 2025 13:18 GMT
… , too, is Souter’s resolute position on the First Amendment.
Souter authored the court … .”
In pictures: Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter
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David Souter: What a simple man from N.H. taught me, and all of us
09 May 2025 23:36 GMT
Justice David Souter was not a man drawn … forced to move. Even as Supreme Court justice, he would often complain … don‘t know if Souter, a Supreme Court appointee of president George … would “violate the fundamental First Amendment rule that a speaker has …
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David Souter, Republican-appointed Supreme Court justice who became a liberal icon, dies at 85
09 May 2025 14:30 GMT
… morning that former Justice David Souter has died (
Image: AP)
The Supreme Court of the … v. Wade. Souter is famous for writing a widely quoted First Amendment unanimous opinion …
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What to know about major Supreme Court case on religious charter schools
30 Apr 2025 00:19 GMT
… the First Amendment have been in tension, the Supreme Court came … 4 decision, now-retired Justice David Souter, called the scale … the Trump administration, the Justice Department changed its position … court deadlock?
Because Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused …