Souter, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, preserved abortion rights and became a reliable member of the court’s liberal bloc over two decades.

Former US Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who also served as NH attorney general and an associate justice on the NH Supreme Court, has died.

David Souter, the former US Supreme Court justice who dismayed Republicans by siding with liberals on some of America’s most contentious social issues after his appointment by President George H.W. Bush,