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. DavidSouter.jpg
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. Sarausad 555 U.S. 179 (2009)

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



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

Title VII   antiretaliation provisionRoberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
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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 benefitsUnanimous
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
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Roberts
306



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 trustGinsburg
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Thomas
207



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

First Amendment   free speech   government speech   public forums
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Alito
408



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

Voting Rights Act of 1965   legislative redistricting   vote dilution Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
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Kennedy
409



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
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Scalia
410



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
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Thomas
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 increaseStevens
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Scalia
112



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

confession after unreasonable delay   Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure   voluntariness of confessionStevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
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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
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Breyer
414



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

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



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 caseStevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
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Kennedy
116



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

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



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

Controlled Substances Act   use of telephone to facilitate drug purchaseUnanimous
418



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
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Roberts
119



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

bankruptcy law   enjoined claimsRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
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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
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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)
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