Justice David Souter, touted as a steadfast conservative for the Supreme Court in 1990, soon revealed himself as the opposite.

No more Souters” was a right-wing battle cry for years. It led to the intense ideological vetting that gave us today’s conservative Court.

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.