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/dissentTotal = 21
Bench opinions = 21Opinions relating to orders = 0In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Stevens (15) Least joined by: Thomas, Alito (6)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
401



Waddington v. Sarausad555 U.S. 179 (2009)

habeas corpus  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • accomplice liabilityStevens, Ginsburg
Thomas
102



Crawford v. Nashville555 U.S. 271 (2009)

Title VII  • antiretaliation provisionRoberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Alito
103



Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Sav. and Investment Plan555 U.S. 285 (2009)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • prohibition on assignment or alienation of benefits  • waiver of benefitsUnanimous
104



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

Tariff Act of 1930  • nuclear power plant fuel procurement contracts  • dumpingUnanimous
405



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
306



Carcieri v. Salazar555 U.S. 379 (2009)

Indian Reorganization Act  • legal status of Narragansett Tribe  • authority of Secretary of the Interior to take land in trustGinsburg
Thomas
Breyer
Stevens
207



Pleasant Grove City v. Summum555 U.S. 460 (2009)

First Amendment  • free speech  • government speech  • public forums
Alito
Stevens
Scalia
Breyer
408



Bartlett v. Strickland556 U.S. 1 (2009)

Voting Rights Act of 1965  • legislative redistricting  • vote dilutionStevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
409



Puckett v. United States556 U.S. 129 (2009)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • plain-error standard for unpreserved claims of error  • breach of plea agreementStevens
Scalia
410



14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett556 U.S. 247 (2009)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967  • arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreementStevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
Stevens
211



United States v. Navajo Nation556 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 increaseStevens
Scalia
112



Corley v. United States556 U.S. 303 (2009)

confession after unreasonable delay  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • voluntariness of confessionStevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Alito
413



Shinseki v. Sanders556 U.S. 396 (2009)

denial of benefits by Department of Veterans Affairs  • failure to give notice of required evidence  • harmless errorStevens, Ginsburg
Breyer
414



Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle556 U.S. 624 (2009)

Federal Arbitration Act  • appealability of order denying stay of arbitrable actionRoberts, Stevens
Scalia
415



Ashcroft v. Iqbal556 U.S. 662 (2009)

post-9/11 detention  • qualified immunity  • collateral order doctrine  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • sufficiency of pleadings in discrimination caseStevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Kennedy
Breyer
116



AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen556 U.S. 701 (2009)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act  • calculating pregnancy leave for pension plan accrualRoberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Stevens
Ginsburg
117



Abuelhawa v. United States556 U.S. 816 (2009)

Controlled Substances Act  • use of telephone to facilitate drug purchaseUnanimous
418



District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne557 U.S. 52 (2009)

Due Process Clause  • postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing  • substantive due process
Roberts
Alito
Stevens
119



Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey557 U.S. 137 (2009)

bankruptcy law  • enjoined claimsRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Stevens
420



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

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act  • reimbursement for private special education servicesScalia, Thomas
Stevens
121



Safford Unified School District v. Redding557 U.S. 364 (2009)

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

References

  • "2008 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.