Souter’s Leftward Turn Changed Future Supreme Court Nominations

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Souter’s Leftward Turn Changed Future Supreme Court Nominations

Former Justice David Souter’s perceived turn to the “left” changed the future of Supreme Court nominations, with conservatives vowing to appoint “no more Souters.”Souter, who died Thursday at 85, was known as the “stealth nominee” when he was nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 because of his lack of a public record on controversial issues.But the New England native soon disappointed conservatives when he voted to uphold abortion rights in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992. Going forward, Republicans swore to only nominate rock-ribbed conservatives with the record to back it up.“Justice Souter’s turn to the left fanned ..