David Hackett Souter: Quick Facts


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Also Known As David H. Souter
Born September 17, 1939 • Massachusetts
Died May 8, 2025 (aged 85) • New Hampshire
Title / Office supreme court (1990-2009), United States • Supreme Court of the United States (1990-2009), United States • supreme court (1983-1990), New Hampshire • attorney general (1976-1978), New Hampshire
Role In Agostini v. Felton • Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy • Boumediene v. Bush • Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston, Inc. • Smith v. City of Jackson, Mississippi • Faragher v. City of Boca Raton • Lawrence v. Texas

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