2007 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice David Souter during the 2007 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which began on October 1, 2007 and concluded September 30, 2008. This was the eighteenth term of Souter’s tenure on the Court.
David Souter 2007 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
4
Concurrence
0
Other
4
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 16
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous decisions: 1 Most joined by: Ginsburg (11) Least joined by: Kennedy, Thomas, Alito (5)
Case Issue Joined by


Gall v. United States
552 U.S. 38 (2007)


Watson v. United States
552 U.S. 74 (2007)
Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito


Boulware v. United States
552 U.S. 421 (2008)
Unanimous


Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc.
552 U.S. 576 (2008)
Federal Arbitration Act Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito; Scalia (in part)


Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd.
553 U.S. ___ (2008)
Ginsburg


United States v. Williams
553 U.S. ___ (2008)
Ginsburg


Department of Revenue of Ky. v. Davis
553 U.S. ___ (2008)
Stevens, Breyer; Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg (in part)


United States v. Rodriquez
553 U.S. ___ (2008)
Stevens, Ginsburg


Munaf v. Geren
553 U.S. ___ (2008)
Ginsburg, Breyer


Boumediene v. Bush
553 U.S. ___ (2008)
Ginsburg, Breyer


Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel
553 U.S. ___ (2008)


Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
554 U.S. ___ (2008)
Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito; Thomas (in part)


Rothgery v. Gillespie County
554 U.S. ___ (2008)
Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito


Giles v. California
554 U.S. ___ (2008)
Ginsburg


Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker
554 U.S. ___ (2008)
Due process: punitive damages Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas; Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part)


Medellín v. Texas
554 U.S. ___ (2008)
Death penalty
Souter dissented from the Court's per curiam denial of an application for a stay of execution of sentence of death and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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