No More Souters - Revisited
More Perfect9 Touko 2025

No More Souters - Revisited

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.

Voices in the episode include:

Ashley Lopez — NPR political correspondent

Anna Sale — host of Slate's Death, Sex & Money podcast

• Tinsley Yarbrough — author and former political science professor at East Carolina University

Heather Gerken — Dean of Yale Law School and former Justice Souter clerk

Kermit Roosevelt III — professor at University of Pennsylvania School of Law and former Justice Souter clerk

Judge Peter Rubin — Associate Justice on Massachusetts Appeals Court and former Justice Souter clerk

• Governor John H. Sununu — former governor of New Hampshire and President George H.W. Bush’s Chief of Staff

Learn more:

• 1992: Planned Parenthood v. Casey

• 1992: Lee v. Weisman

• 2000: Bush v. Gore

• 2009: Citizens United v. FEC

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