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Few First Amendment cases this term, but ...
By Tony Mauro Significant disputes involving campaign finance, religious displays and animal cruelty depictions slated for fall.   07.06.09

Justice Souter's First Amendment legacy: not absolutist
By Tony Mauro Reclusive jurist backed church-state separation, but virtually ignored free-speech implications of limiting campaign contributions.   06.25.09

Justice Souter, Justice Holmes, the First Amendment and Yankee independence
By Ronald K.L. Collins Like the great jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Souter showed a maverick streak, but his First Amendment opinions aren't likely to leave a Holmesian-like mark on the law.   06.25.09

Justice Souter: man of few words, including 'no'
By Gene Policinski Retiring justice maintained that cameras in courtrooms affected judges' behavior.   06.25.09

Secondary effects and the 3 acts of David Souter
By David L. Hudson Jr. Justice first helped expand use of doctrine to adult-business zoning cases, then reconsidered and changed his position.   06.25.09

Souter bibliography
By Gordon T. Belt Bibliography for online symposium, Justice Souter & the First Amendment.   06.25.09

Souter's free-expression case record
By Ronald K.L. Collins Lists, table showing Justice David Souter's record on free-expression cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.   06.25.09

Farewell, Justice Souter, defender of Mr. Jefferson’s wall
By Charles C. Haynes Few justices in recent memory have been more vigorous in defending church-state separation.   06.21.09

Justice Souter and the First Amendment
By David L. Hudson Jr. An examination of key opinions.

  • Obama: David Souter retiring from high court    05.01.09

    Obama: David Souter retiring from high court
    Justice distinguished himself in several areas of First Amendment jurisprudence, including campaign-finance, establishment-clause cases.   05.01.09


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