No More Souters - Revisited

About this episode

This episode reflects on the legacy of Justice David Souter and the impact of his tenure on the Supreme Court.

Justice David Souter has died. Souter was one of the most private, low-profile justices ever to have served on the Supreme Court. He rarely gave interviews or speeches. Yet his tenure was anything but low profile. Deemed a “home run” nominee by Republicans, Souter defied partisan expectations on the bench and ultimately ceded his seat to a Democratic president. As we reflect on his legacy, we wanted to share this episode again. Produced two years ago, this episode tells the story of how “No More Souters” became a rallying cry for Republicans and inspired a backlash that would change the Court forever.

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• Justice David Souter
• Republican Party
• judicial legacy

Keywords

• No More Souters
• rallying cry
• backlash
• court changes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: No More Souters

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