Ellis Island lies in New York Harbor 1,300 feet from Jersey City, New Jersey, and one mile from the tip of Manhattan. At the time of the first European settlement, it was mostly mud, sand, and oyster shells, which nearly disappeared at high tide. David Souter citydisappearelli share on social
I am not a pessimist, but I am not an optimist about the future of American democracy. David Souter americandemocracyfuture Change image and share on social
Murder has foreseeable consequences. When it happens, it is always to distinct individuals, and after it happens, other victims are left behind. David Souter consequencedistinctforeseeable Change image and share on social
Meaning comes from the capacity to see what is not in some simple, objective sense there on the printed page. David Souter capacitymeanobjective Change image and share on social
The language of the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection of the laws did not change between 1896 and 1954, and it would be very hard to say that the obvious facts on which 'Plessy' was based had changed. David Souter basechangeconstitution share on social
The applicability of the Establishment Clause to public funding of benefits to religious schools was settled in Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing, which inaugurated the modern era of establishment doctrine. David Souter applicabilitybenefitboard share on social
For those whose exclusive norm of constitutional judging is merely fair reading of language applied to facts objectively viewed, 'Brown' must either be flat-out wrong or a very mystifying decision. David Souter applybrownconstitutional Change image and share on social
The Constitution is no simple contract, not because it uses a certain amount of open-ended language, but because its language grants and guarantees many good things, and good things that compete with each other and can never all be realized, altogether, all at once. David Souter altogetheramountcompete share on social
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to issue commands to the several sovereign states, but it had no authority to govern individuals directly. David Souter articleauthoritycommand Change image and share on social
Congress has the power to legislate with regard to activity that, in the aggregate, has a substantial effect on interstate commerce. David Souter activityaggregatecommerce Change image and share on social
