But Souter surprised Bush and other Republicans by joining the court's more liberal wing.
John Paul Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer would have upheld the ban on the commercials.
Dissenting were the Court's liberals--Justices John Paul Stevens, David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
As Justice David Souter described it in the Supreme Court case Campbell v.
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Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the current court term.
Two months ago, only three justices - Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer - voted to hear these cases.
At 54, she is 15 years younger than Mr Souter, and Supreme Court appointments are for life.
Granted, George Bush senior did not know David Souter personally, whereas Mr Obama knows Ms Kagan very well.
So it surprised many when in 2005 Souter wrote a landmark cyber-age ruling in the so-called "Grokster" case.
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Souter's departure will leave the two oldest justices -- and the most liberal -- still on the bench.
Souter announced his resignation, giving President Barack Obama his first chance to nominate a Justice to the Court.
There are plenty of reasons to think that Mr Souter's strategy is as crumpled as his sports jackets.
Souter Lighthouse in South Shields will be the focal point of the Foghorn Requiem, to be performed in June.
Justice Souter was so disgusted by that ruling, and the partisanship it seemed to show, that he almost resigned.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist and justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, David Souter and Clarence Thomas agreed with O'Connor.
But three of their appointees, Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony Kennedy and David Souter, have proved to be fairly moderate.
Stevens was joined by Justices David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.
Dissenting were Stevens and Justices David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G.
Not wanting to cause a second vacancy, Souter apparently had waited to learn his colleagues' plans before deciding his own.
In a 6-to-3 decision written by Justice David Souter, the court said that in Miller-El's case, the prosecutors were using a double standard.
That day, it was David Souter, who was just a few weeks away from announcing his departure from the Court.
He first called me the day the news came out about David Souter leaving in fact reached me in my car.
So in her line of speculating, swapping Sotomayor for Souter isn't likely to swing the court in any major way.
At one point, Justice David Souter, the moderate appointed to the court by Bush's father, helpfully gave Tribe a page number.
Justice David Souter observed that in past cases, the government has required repeated CSRT hearings until the desired verdict is achieved.
However, Mr Souter's response is that he is a lot more interested in the big profits to be earned before then.
While Mr Souter hailed the result as a "clear message to the executive", ministers attacked the poll as "flawed and undemocratic".
The vote followed a lengthy political row and the creation of the Keep The Clause campaign by millionaire Stagecoach owner Brian Souter.
The generally more liberal justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David Souter, Stephen Breyer, and John Paul Stevens, are expected to decide the opposite.
And if NewsCorp were to be indicted, such a case as haunted Justices Souter and Kennedy may indeed arrive on our doorstep.
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