Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the independent-minded jurist whose bright bow ties and courteous manner symbolized an old-fashioned style of integrity, died Tuesday after suffering a stroke a day earlier. He was 99.
Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Stevens, from left, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. during a photo session in 2006. Stevens retired in 2010. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
Stevens attends a memorial for late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist in June 2006. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
Retired Justice Stevens testifies before a Senate committee. (Allison Shelley / AFP/Getty Images)
Justices Antonin Scalia, left, Anthony M. Kennedy and Stevens arrive for President George W. Bush’s swearing-in in January 2001. (Tim Sloan / AFP/Getty Images)
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Stevens testifies before a Senate committee. (Allison Shelley / AFP/Getty Images)