The U.S. Supreme Court announced yesterday that former Justice David Souter died on May 8 at his home in New Hampshire. Souter served on the Court from 1990 until his retirement in 2009. In a press release mourning his death, Americans United described Souter as a champion of church-state separation. The press release summarizes eight Supreme Court cases involving church-state issues in which Souter wrote dissenting, concurring or majority opinions.