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• Innocent Until Executed

  …wrongly put to death. In a 2005 Supreme Court case that actually had nothing to do with the execution of innocents, Justices David Souter and Antonin Scalia tangled over the possibility that such a creature even existed. Souter fretted that "the period starting …

  By Dahlia Lithwick

  09/03/2009Culture
• The Sotomayor Test

  …Sotomayor test.' " That would certainly weed out a good many names from the Obama shortlists circulated in the weeks after David Souter 's retirement. Potential nominees like Kathleen Sullivan, Harold Koh, and even Cass Sunstein may not be able to meet …

  By Dahlia Lithwick

  07/23/2009Culture
• How Do Sotomayor's Hearings Compare to the Other Supreme Court Justices?

  under pressure from the right to appoint a reliably conservative justice. His first appointment, the recently retired Justice Souter , had turned out to be much more moderate than expected. Thomas' nomination was met with immediate suspicion on the left

  By Katie Connolly

  07/13/2009Blogs
• Supremely Civil Ads ... So Far

  …Constitutional Values ad is from Obama's May 1 remarks about Justice David Souter 's departure; biographical bullet points and photos ……House press room after speaking with retiring Justice David Souter by phone. Interrupting Press Secretary Robert Gibbs …

  By Viveca Novak

  06/01/2009Politics
• Target of Convenience

  …and a U.S. court of appeals judge, Sotomayor has credentials that shout "possible Supreme Court justice." So once David Souter announced his intention to step down from the court, I was not surprised to learn that Sotomayor's name was in play. Nor …

  By Ellis Cose

  05/26/2009Culture

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