Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 

Retired Justice David Souter, who over almost two decades on the Supreme Court frustrated Republicans by migrating to the court’s liberal wing, died on Thursday, the court announced. He was 85. 

The court’s announcement did not list a cause of death but said Souter “died peacefully” at home in New Hampshire, where he has lived since stepping down from the court in 2009. 

“Justice David Souter served our Court with great distinction for nearly twenty years,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement.