David H. Souter (born 1939), a New Hampshire state attorney and state supreme court judge, was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in the fall of 1990 as the 105th justice in the nation's history. David H. Souter was born on September 17, 1939, in...

Some Supreme Court cases, since Samuel Alito joined the court last year, showing a clear division between conservative and liberal justices._Free speech: Scales back protections for government workers who blow the whistle on official misconduct, Garcetti v. Ceballos. Majority: Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Samuel...

Justice David Souter contemplated resigning from the Supreme Court because he was so upset by the decision that sealed the 2000 presidential election for George W. Bush, a new book says.Souter, one of the four dissenting justices in the case, believed his five colleagues in...

Justice David Souter contemplated resigning from the Supreme Court because he was so upset by the decision that sealed the 2000 presidential election for George W. Bush, a new book says.Souter, one of the four dissenting justices in the case, believed his five colleagues in...

The Supreme Court threw out death sentences for three Texas killers Wednesday because of problems with instructions given jurors who were deciding between life in prison and death.In the case of LaRoyce Lathair Smith, the court set aside the death penalty for the second time....