Souter was considered a moderate who often sided with the more liberal justices. 苏特被认为是一个温和派法官,他通常支持那些意见更加倾向自由派的法官。
But, he is already getting a lot of advice from members of Congress about a possible replacement for retiring Justice David Souter. 不过,他已经得到了国会议员们的许多建议。
Outraged property-rights sticklers proposed to have Mr Souter's home bulldozed and replaced with a hotel. 愤怒的死硬维护财产权分子建议用推土机把苏特法官的住宅夷为平地并在之上建造一座酒店。
Mr Bush had been assured that Mr Souter was a staunch conservative; he proved to be anything but. 老布什当时得到保证说苏特是个不折不扣的保守派;但事实证明他除了保守派什么都是。