USA Today: David Souter, former GOP Supreme Court justice who often sided with liberals, dies
This excerpt is from a piece that originally ran on May 9, 2025.
Rachel Rossi, president of the liberal advocacy group Alliance for Justice, said Souter disappointed conservatives who wanted a more partisan justice.
While the group opposed Souter’s nomination, Rossi said the alliance was ultimately impressed with his integrity and recognition that courts have an obligation toward crafting what he called a “just society.”