The replacement of Justice Souter is not likely to radically change the ideological composition of the court.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

Judge Sotomayor would replace retired Justice David Souter.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor would replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who was nominated by President George H.W.Bush in 1990.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

Justice Souter was so disgusted by that ruling, and the partisanship it seemed to show, that he almost resigned.

ECONOMIST: The Supreme Court

Before this, when they thought it more likely would be Justice Stevens or Justice Souter who might be retiring, it was mainly women.

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"I am willing to bet Justice Souter had never seen a file-sharing application, " said Tushnet, who is also an expert on cyber-age legal issues.

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