David H. Souter

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:birth_date September 17, 1939
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Melrose,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:None
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Harvard_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David H. Souter
gptkbp:known_for Support for women's rights
Support for education reform
Support for affirmative action
Support for public health initiatives
Support for social justice
Support for LGBTQ rights
Support for civil rights
Support for healthcare reform
Support for labor rights
Judicial restraint
Support for immigration reform
Environmental law advocacy
Support for civil liberties
Support for international human rights
Privacy rights advocacy
Support for campaign finance reform
Opposition to the death penalty
Support for abortion rights
Support for voting rights
First Amendment rights advocacy
Support for gun control
Criticism of executive power
Judicial philosophy of moderation
Separation of church and state advocacy
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:New_Hampshire_Supreme_Court_Justice
gptkb:U._S._Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Hamdan_v._Rumsfeld
gptkb:National_Federation_of_Independent_Business_v._Sebelius
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:Grutter_v._Bollinger
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
gptkb:Whole_Woman's_Health_v._Hellerstedt
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Judge
gptkb:Justice
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Concord,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:resigned June 30, 2009
gptkbp:spouse Joan Souter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Roberts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3