# 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 |
| 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) | Indian Reorganization Act • legal status of 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) | Voting Rights Act of 1965 • legislative redistricting • vote dilution | Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer | Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer |
| 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 | 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 | 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) | 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 |
| 116 | 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 |
| 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) | Due Process Clause • postconviction access to state evidence for 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 |