His jurisprudence has been overshadowed by that of his showier colleagues but was a model of principled restraint.

Readers reflect on the Constitution and the state of American democracy. Also: The Catholic Church sex abuse crisis; Elon ...

Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1990 by Republican President George H.W. Bush, Souter quickly emerged as a consistent ...

David H. Souter, former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independence and quiet demeanor, has passed ...

Justice David Souter, touted as a steadfast conservative for the Supreme Court in 1990, soon revealed himself as the opposite ...

Tesla investors breathed a sigh of relief after CEO Elon Musk said he would refocus his attention on the EV maker, but that promise did not entirely dispel worries that his political shift ...

The late justice was picked to be a reliable conservative vote on the court. But he drifted left—and the right has never ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dead at age 85 - New Hampshire-born attorney was named to the high court by ...

The Narendra Modi government has just approved a nationwide caste census - a move with huge political and social implications. The announcement comes right after the ...

With the government yet to announce the next census, which was last held in 2011, the road to caste census and its implications remains far from clear but what is certain is that the BJP and its ...