Newspapers Examine Souter's Impact On Supreme Court Decisions

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Article Date: 06 May 2009 - 4:00 PDT

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Several newspapers recently published articles examining Justice David Souter's record on the Supreme Court, including rulings related to abortion rights. Souter announced last week that he intends to retire after the end of the court term in June. Headlines appear below.

~ "David H. Souter: Justice Unbound" (Greenhouse, New York Times, 5/3).

~ "First Bush Read Souter Wrong: White House Sought 'Stealth' Abortion Foe, Didn't Get It" (Richey, Christian Science Monitor/Chicago Sun-Times, 5/3).

~ "Justice Souter To Retire as an Effective Defector: A Disappointment to Conservatives, He Left Big Mark on Law" (Savage, Chicago Tribune, 5/3).

~ "Not the Justice Republicans Expected" (Barnes, Washington Post, 5/3).

~ "Souter Has Defied A Legal Stereotype" (Doyle, McClatchy/Miami Herald, 5/2).

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