2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008 and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the nineteenth and final term of Associate Justice David Souter's tenure on the Court ; Souter retired on June 29, 2009.
David Souter 2008 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
0
Other
10
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 21
Bench opinions = 21 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Stevens (15) Least joined by: Thomas, Alito (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
4-01



Waddington v. Sarausad 555 U.S. 179 (2009)

habeas corpus   Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   accomplice liability Stevens, Ginsburg
Thomas
1-02



Crawford v. Nashville 555 U.S. 271 (2009)

Title VII   antiretaliation provision Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Alito
1-03



Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Sav. and Investment Plan 555 U.S. 285 (2009)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974   prohibition on assignment or alienation of benefits   waiver of benefits Unanimous
1-04



United States v. Eurodif S. A. 555 U.S. 305 (2009)

Tariff Act of 1930   nuclear power plant fuel procurement contracts   dumping Unanimous
4-05



Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. 555 U.S. 353 (2009)

First Amendment   public employee unions   state ban on payroll deductions for political activities
Roberts
Ginsburg
Breyer
Stevens
3-06



Carcieri v. Salazar 555 U.S. 379 (2009)

Indian Reorganization Act   legal status of Narragansett Tribe   authority of Secretary of the Interior to take land in trust Ginsburg
Thomas
Breyer
Stevens
2-07



Pleasant Grove City v. Summum 555 U.S. 460 (2009)

First Amendment   free speech   government speech   public forums
Alito
Stevens
Scalia
Breyer
4-08



Bartlett v. Strickland 556 U.S. 1 (2009)

Voting Rights Act of 1965   legislative redistricting   vote dilution Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
4-09



Puckett v. United States 556 U.S. 129 (2009)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure   plain-error standard for unpreserved claims of error   breach of plea agreement Stevens
Scalia
4-10



14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett 556 U.S. 247 (2009)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967   arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
Stevens
2-11



United States v. Navajo Nation 556 U.S. 287 (2009)

Navajo Nation   Navajo-Hopi Rehabilitation Act of 1950   Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977   failure of Secretary of Interior to promptly approve tribal coal lease royalty rate increase Stevens
Scalia
1-12



Corley v. United States 556 U.S. 303 (2009)

confession after unreasonable delay   Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure   voluntariness of confession Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Alito
4-13



Shinseki v. Sanders 556 U.S. 396 (2009)

denial of benefits by Department of Veterans Affairs   failure to give notice of required evidence   harmless error Stevens, Ginsburg
Breyer
4-14



Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle 556 U.S. 624 (2009)

Federal Arbitration Act   appealability of order denying stay of arbitrable action Roberts, Stevens
Scalia
4-15



Ashcroft v. Iqbal 556 U.S. 662 (2009)

post-9/11 detention   qualified immunity   collateral order doctrine   Federal Rules of Civil Procedure   sufficiency of pleadings in discrimination case Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Kennedy
Breyer
1-16



AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen 556 U.S. 701 (2009)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act   calculating pregnancy leave for pension plan accrual Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Stevens
Ginsburg
1-17



Abuelhawa v. United States 556 U.S. 816 (2009)

Controlled Substances Act   use of telephone to facilitate drug purchase Unanimous
4-18



District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne 557 U.S. 52 (2009)

Due Process Clause   postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing   substantive due process
Roberts
Alito
Stevens
1-19



Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey 557 U.S. 137 (2009)

bankruptcy law   enjoined claims Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Stevens
4-20



Forest Grove School Dist. v. T. A. 557 U.S. 230 (2009)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   reimbursement for private special education services Scalia, Thomas
Stevens
1-21



Safford Unified School Dist.#1 v. Redding 557 U.S. 364 (2009)

Fourth Amendment   strip search of public school student for contraband Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito; Stevens, Ginsburg (in part)
Stevens
Thomas
Ginsburg

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