Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 - Roll Call

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Republican appointee's tenure on the nation's top court helped shape the modern era of judicial confirmations The late retired Justice David H. Souter's time on the Supreme Court has become paradigmatic of profound change on the court, as his 19-year tenure straddled an era of increasing polarization in the nation's politics and helped shape the modern era of judicial confirmations.
54% : Souter played a key role in numerous high-profile decisions, including voting along with two other Republican appointees in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 case where a majority of the court upheld the right to an abortion.
46% : "The entire reason candidate Trump released his list was to convince Republicans, as well as cultural conservatives who may otherwise have stayed home or voted Democrat, that he could be trusted to appoint the right kind of judges," Shapiro said.

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