David H. Souter & First Amendment Newsletter
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This Former Supreme Court Justice Is Trying to Salvage His Legacy. It’s Too Late.
21 Oct 2025 18:24 GMT
… Ted Olson, a seasoned Supreme Court litigator. Olson framed … donors could flow through.
Justice David Souter was reportedly furious. He … Did corporations have a First Amendment right to spend unlimited … Plus members only
The Supreme Court’s Arrogance Is …
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'Citizens United 2.0': GOP Pushing a Pair of Supreme Court Cases That Would Further Legalize Bribery
15 Oct 2025 10:45 GMT
… margin of 5-4, with Justice David Souter writing in the majority opinion … political parties to exercise their First Amendment rights to support their candidates … case last year before the Supreme Court that overturned the Chevron doctrine …
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'Like a loaded weapon': Supreme Court set to destroy last barrier to unlimited campaign money
01 Oct 2025 12:36 GMT
… that the conservative-leaning Supreme Court has already laid waste … the ban violates the First Amendment by essentially reining in … that kind of spending,” Justice David Souter wrote for the 5- … cannot really expect the Supreme Court’s conservative majority to …
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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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The Ten Commandments return to classrooms: What will the Supreme Court do?
16 Jul 2025 02:27 GMT
… the law violates the First Amendment. According to the families … undermined, “it is the Supreme Court’s ‘prerogative alone to … an opinion written by Justice David Souter, the court barred two … classrooms: What will the Supreme Court do?,
SCOTUSblog (Jul. 15 …
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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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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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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’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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Of Souter’s 19-year tenure …