2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

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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
401



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

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



Crawford v. Nashville 555 U.S. 271 (2009)
Title VII
 • antiretaliation provision 		Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Alito
103



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
104



United States v. Eurodif S. A. 555 U.S. 305 (2009)
Tariff Act of 1930  • nuclear power plant fuel procurement contracts  • dumping
 Unanimous
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. Salazar 555 U.S. 379 (2009)
Narragansett Tribe  • authority of Secretary of the Interior
to take land in trust 		Ginsburg
Thomas
Breyer
Stevens
207



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

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



Bartlett v. Strickland 556 U.S. 1 (2009)
vote dilution
 Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
409



Puckett v. United States 556 U.S. 129 (2009)
plea agreement
 Stevens
Scalia
410



14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
collective bargaining agreement
 Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
Stevens
211



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
112



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
413



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
414



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

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



Ashcroft v. Iqbal 556 U.S. 662 (2009)
collateral order doctrine  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • sufficiency of pleadings
in discrimination case 		Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Kennedy
Breyer
116



AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen 556 U.S. 701 (2009)
pension plan
accrual 		Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Stevens
Ginsburg
117



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

 Controlled Substances Act  • use of telephone to facilitate drug purchase Unanimous
418



District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne
 		557 U.S. 52 (2009)
DNA testing  • substantive due process
Roberts
Alito
Stevens
119



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

 bankruptcy law  • enjoined claims Roberts, 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 services Scalia, Thomas
Stevens
121



Safford Unified School District 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

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.


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