Justice David H. Souter

Voting and opinion record for David H. Souter in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1990 through 2008 Terms.

Court eras served in this data: Rehnquist Court, Roberts Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

“Same side” means both Justices were in the majority, or both in dissent, in decisions where both voted; pairs with fewer than 50 shared decisions are left out.

Majority opinions written (158)

• Safford Unified School District #1v. April Redding
  557 U.S. 364Decided June 25, 20098–1David H. Souter
• The Travelers Indemnity Company v. Pearlie Bailey
  557 U.S. 137Decided June 18, 20097–2David H. Souter
• Salman Khade Abuelhawa v. United States
  556 U.S. 816Decided May 26, 20099–0David H. Souter
• AT&T Corporation v. Noreen Hulteen
  556 U.S. 701Decided May 18, 20097–2David H. Souter
• Johnnie Corley v. United States
  556 U.S. 303Decided April 6, 20095–4David H. Souter
• Vicky S. Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
  555 U.S. 271Decided January 26, 20099–0David H. Souter
• Kari E. Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for Dupont Savings and Investment Plan
  555 U.S. 285Decided January 26, 20099–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Eurodif S. A.
  555 U.S. 305Decided January 26, 20099–0David H. Souter
• Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker
  554 U.S. 471Decided June 26, 20085–3David H. Souter
• Rothgery v. Gillespie County
  554 U.S. 191Decided June 23, 20088–1David H. Souter
• Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Lab.
  554 U.S. 84Decided June 19, 20087–1David H. Souter
• Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. George W. Davis
  553 U.S. 328Decided May 19, 20087–2David H. Souter
• Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc
  552 U.S. 576Decided March 25, 20086–3David H. Souter
• Michael H. Boulware v. United States
  552 U.S. 421Decided March 3, 20089–0David H. Souter
• Michael A. Watson v. United States
  552 U.S. 74Decided December 10, 20079–0David H. Souter
• Charles Wilkie v. Harvey Frank Robbins
  551 U.S. 537Decided June 25, 20077–2David H. Souter
• Bruce Edward Brendlin v. California
  551 U.S. 249Decided June 18, 20079–0David H. Souter
• Safeco Insurance Company of America v. Charles Burr
  551 U.S. 47Decided June 4, 20079–0David H. Souter
• Bell Atlantic Corporation v. William TwomblyAltered precedent
  550 U.S. 544Decided May 21, 20077–2David H. Souter
• Ec Term of Years Trust v. United States
  550 U.S. 429Decided April 30, 20079–0David H. Souter
• Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corporation
  549 U.S. 561Decided April 2, 20079–0David H. Souter
• Jose Antonio Lopez v. Alberto R. Gonzales
  549 U.S. 47Decided December 5, 20068–1David H. Souter
• Eric Michael Clark v. Arizona
  548 U.S. 735Decided June 29, 20065–4David H. Souter
• Humberto Fernandez-Vargas v. Alberto R. Gonzales
  548 U.S. 30Decided June 22, 20068–1David H. Souter
• Carl Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust
  547 U.S. 633Decided June 15, 20069–0David H. Souter
• S. D. Warren Company v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection
  547 U.S. 370Decided May 15, 20069–0David H. Souter
• Michael Hartman v. William G. Moore, Jr.
  547 U.S. 250Decided April 26, 20065–2David H. Souter
• Georgia v. Scott Fitz Randolph
  547 U.S. 103Decided March 22, 20065–3David H. Souter
• Richard Will v. Susan Hallock
  546 U.S. 345Decided January 18, 20069–0David H. Souter
• McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of KentuckyLaw held unconstitutional
  545 U.S. 844Decided June 27, 20055–4David H. Souter
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.
  545 U.S. 913Decided June 27, 20059–0David H. Souter
• Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard
  545 U.S. 374Decided June 20, 20055–4David H. Souter
• Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Doug Dretke
  545 U.S. 231Decided June 13, 20056–3David H. Souter
• Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing
  545 U.S. 308Decided June 13, 20059–0David H. Souter
• Robert Johnson, Jr. v. United States
  544 U.S. 295Decided April 4, 20055–4David H. Souter
• Reginald Shepard v. United States
  544 U.S. 13Decided March 7, 20055–3David H. Souter
• Kp Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.
  543 U.S. 111Decided December 8, 20049–0David H. Souter
• Jose Francisco Sosa v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
  542 U.S. 692Decided June 29, 20046–3David H. Souter
• Missouri v. Patrice Seibert.
  542 U.S. 600Decided June 28, 20045–4David H. Souter
• United States v. Carlos Dominguez Benitez
  542 U.S. 74Decided June 14, 20049–0David H. Souter
• Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Thomas E. Heinz
  541 U.S. 739Decided June 7, 20049–0David H. Souter
• Basim Omar Sabri v. United States
  541 U.S. 600Decided May 17, 20049–0David H. Souter
• Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League
  541 U.S. 125Decided March 24, 20048–1David H. Souter
• General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Dennis Cline
  540 U.S. 581Decided February 24, 20046–3David H. Souter
• Buck Doe v. Elaine L. Chao
  540 U.S. 614Decided February 24, 20046–3David H. Souter
• United States v. Lashawn Lowell Banks
  540 U.S. 31Decided December 2, 20039–0David H. Souter
• American Insurance Association v. John Garamendi
  539 U.S. 396Decided June 23, 20035–4David H. Souter
• Federal Election Commission v. Christine Beaumont
  539 U.S. 146Decided June 16, 20037–2David H. Souter
• Phillip T. Breuer v. Jim's Concrete of Brevard, Inc.
  538 U.S. 691Decided May 19, 20039–0David H. Souter
• Joseph C. Roell v. Jon Michael Withrow
  538 U.S. 580Decided April 29, 20035–4David H. Souter
• Cook County v. United States ex Rel. Janet Chandler
  538 U.S. 119Decided March 10, 20039–0David H. Souter
• United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe
  537 U.S. 465Decided March 4, 20035–4David H. Souter
• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of Danny Keffeler
  537 U.S. 371Decided February 25, 20039–0David H. Souter
• Jo Anne B. Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Company
  537 U.S. 149Decided January 15, 20036–3David H. Souter
• Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Debra C. Moran
  536 U.S. 355Decided June 20, 20025–4David H. Souter
• Warren Christopher v. Jennifer K. Harbury
  536 U.S. 403Decided June 20, 20029–0David H. Souter
• Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Mario Echazabal
  536 U.S. 73Decided June 10, 20029–0David H. Souter
• Jpmorgan Chase Bank v. Traffic Stream (Bvi) Infrastructure Limited
  536 U.S. 88Decided June 10, 20029–0David H. Souter
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
  535 U.S. 467Decided May 13, 20026–2David H. Souter
• Leonard Edelman v. Lynchburg College
  535 U.S. 106Decided March 19, 20029–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Alphonso Vonn
  535 U.S. 55Decided March 4, 20028–1David H. Souter
• William Arthur Kelly v. South Carolina
  534 U.S. 246Decided January 9, 20025–4David H. Souter
• Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee
  533 U.S. 431Decided June 25, 20015–4David H. Souter
• United States v. Mead Corporation
  533 U.S. 218Decided June 18, 20018–1David H. Souter
• Idaho v. United States
  533 U.S. 262Decided June 18, 20015–4David H. Souter
• United Dominion Industries, Inc. v. United States
  532 U.S. 822Decided June 4, 20018–1David H. Souter
• Timothy Booth v. C. O. Churner
  532 U.S. 731Decided May 29, 20019–0David H. Souter
• Gail Atwater v. City of Lago Vista
  532 U.S. 318Decided April 24, 20015–4David H. Souter
• Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs v. Klamath Water Users Protective Association
  532 U.S. 1Decided March 5, 20019–0David H. Souter
• Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
  531 U.S. 288Decided February 20, 20015–4David H. Souter
• Stephen P. Crosby v. National Foreign Trade CouncilLaw held unconstitutional
  530 U.S. 363Decided June 19, 20009–0David H. Souter
• Lori Pegram v. Cynthia Herdrich
  530 U.S. 211Decided June 12, 20009–0David H. Souter
• Thomas E. Raleigh v. Illinois Department of Revenue
  530 U.S. 15Decided May 30, 20009–0David H. Souter
• Cornell Johnson v. United States
  529 U.S. 694Decided May 15, 20008–1David H. Souter
• Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. v. Bill Harbert Construction Company, Etc.
  529 U.S. 193Decided March 21, 20009–0David H. Souter
• Mark Rotella v. Angela M. Wood
  528 U.S. 549Decided February 23, 20009–0David H. Souter
• Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government Pac
  528 U.S. 377Decided January 24, 20006–3David H. Souter
• Carl T. C. Gutierrez and Madeleine Z. Bordallo v. Joseph F. Ada and Felix P. Camacho
  528 U.S. 250Decided January 19, 20009–0David H. Souter
• Esteban Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corporation
  527 U.S. 815Decided June 23, 19997–2David H. Souter
• Albertson's, Inc. v. Hallie Kirkingburg
  527 U.S. 555Decided June 22, 19997–2David H. Souter
• California Dental Association v. Federal Trade Commission
  526 U.S. 756Decided May 24, 19995–4David H. Souter
• William J. Clinton v. James T. Goldsmith
  526 U.S. 529Decided May 17, 19999–0David H. Souter
• Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association v. 203 North Lasalle Street Partnership
  526 U.S. 434Decided May 3, 19998–1David H. Souter
• El Paso Natural Gas Company v. Laura Neztsosie
  526 U.S. 473Decided May 3, 19999–0David H. Souter
• Nathaniel Jones v. United States
  526 U.S. 227Decided March 24, 19995–4David H. Souter
• Beth Ann Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
  524 U.S. 775Decided June 26, 19987–2David H. Souter
• United States v. Aloyzas Balsys
  524 U.S. 666Decided June 25, 19987–2David H. Souter
• United States v. Bestfoods
  524 U.S. 51Decided June 8, 19989–0David H. Souter
• Bonnie L. Geissal v. Moore Medical Corporation
  524 U.S. 74Decided June 8, 19989–0David H. Souter
• State of New Jersey v. State of New York
  523 U.S. 767Decided May 26, 19986–3David H. Souter
• County of Sacramento v. Teri Lewis and Thomas Lewis
  523 U.S. 833Decided May 26, 19989–0David H. Souter
• David R. Beach v. Ocwen Federal Bank
  523 U.S. 410Decided April 21, 19989–0David H. Souter
• Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach
  523 U.S. 26Decided March 3, 19989–0David H. Souter
• Fidelity Financial Services, Inc. v. Richard V Fink
  522 U.S. 211Decided January 13, 19989–0David H. Souter
• Murphy J. Foster, Jr. v. G. Scott LoveLaw held unconstitutional
  522 U.S. 67Decided December 2, 19979–0David H. Souter
• C. Martin Lawyer v. Department of Justice
  521 U.S. 567Decided June 25, 19975–4David H. Souter
• Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy
  521 U.S. 320Decided June 23, 19975–4David H. Souter
• Metropolitan Stevedore Company v. John Rambo
  521 U.S. 121Decided June 19, 19976–3David H. Souter
• Bernadine Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
  520 U.S. 725Decided May 27, 19979–0David H. Souter
• United States v. David W. Lanier
  520 U.S. 259Decided March 31, 19979–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Jerry E. Wells and Kenneth R. Steele
  519 U.S. 482Decided February 26, 19978–1David H. Souter
• General Motors Corporation v. Roger W. Tracy
  519 U.S. 278Decided February 18, 19978–1David H. Souter
• Johnny Lynn Old Chief v. United States
  519 U.S. 172Decided January 14, 19975–4David H. Souter
• United States v. Winstar Corporation
  518 U.S. 839Decided July 1, 19967–2David H. Souter
• United States v. Reorganized Cf&i Fabricators of Utah, Inc.
  518 U.S. 213Decided June 20, 19969–0David H. Souter
• Auciello Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
  517 U.S. 781Decided June 3, 19969–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Thomas R. Noland
  517 U.S. 535Decided May 13, 19969–0David H. Souter
• United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 751 v. Brown Group, Inc.
  517 U.S. 544Decided May 13, 19969–0David H. Souter
• Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. and Althon Enterprises, Inc.
  517 U.S. 370Decided April 23, 19969–0David H. Souter
• Fulton Corporation v. Janice H. FaulknerAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  516 U.S. 325Decided February 21, 19969–0David H. Souter
• William Field and Norinne Field v. Philip W. Mans
  516 U.S. 59Decided November 28, 19957–2David H. Souter
• John J. Hurley and South Boston Allied War Veterans Council v. Irish-American GayLaw held unconstitutional
  515 U.S. 557Decided June 19, 19959–0David H. Souter
• State of Nebraska v. States of Wyoming and Colorado
  515 U.S. 1Decided May 30, 19958–1David H. Souter
• North Star Steel Company v. Charles A. Thomas
  515 U.S. 29Decided May 30, 19959–0David H. Souter
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance Company
  514 U.S. 645Decided April 26, 19959–0David H. Souter
• Curtis Lee Kyles v. John P. Whitley
  514 U.S. 419Decided April 19, 19955–4David H. Souter
• Donna E. Shalala v. Margaret Whitecotton
  514 U.S. 268Decided April 18, 19959–0David H. Souter
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc.
  514 U.S. 175Decided April 3, 19957–2David H. Souter
• Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
  513 U.S. 527Decided February 22, 19957–0David H. Souter
• Jesse Brown v. Fred P. Gardner
  513 U.S. 115Decided December 12, 19949–0David H. Souter
• Bolley Johnson v. Miguel de Grandy
  512 U.S. 997Decided June 30, 19947–2David H. Souter
• Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Louis GrumetLaw held unconstitutional
  512 U.S. 687Decided June 27, 19946–3David H. Souter
• Karen Livadas v. Victoria Bradshaw
  512 U.S. 107Decided June 13, 19949–0David H. Souter
• Dee Farmer v. Edward Brennan
  511 U.S. 825Decided June 6, 19949–0David H. Souter
• Digital Equipment Corporation v. Desktop Direct, Inc.
  511 U.S. 863Decided June 6, 19949–0David H. Souter
• Security Services, Inc. v. Kmart Corporation
  511 U.S. 431Decided May 16, 19947–2David H. Souter
• United States v. John O. Irvine and First Trust National Association
  511 U.S. 224Decided April 20, 19948–0David H. Souter
• Luther R. Campbell aka Luke Skyywalker v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
  510 U.S. 569Decided March 7, 19949–0David H. Souter
• Janet Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc.
  509 U.S. 43Decided June 18, 19936–3David H. Souter
• Concrete Pipe and Products of California, Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California
  508 U.S. 602Decided June 14, 19939–0David H. Souter
• United States National Bank of Oregon v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.
  508 U.S. 439Decided June 7, 19939–0David H. Souter
• Michael E. Lincoln v. Grover Vigil
  508 U.S. 182Decided May 24, 19939–0David H. Souter
• Keene Corporation v. United States
  508 U.S. 200Decided May 24, 19938–1David H. Souter
• Pamela Withrow v. Robert Allen Williams, Jr.
  507 U.S. 680Decided April 21, 19935–4David H. Souter
• Saudi Arabia v. Scott Nelson et Ux.
  507 U.S. 349Decided March 23, 19936–3David H. Souter
• United States v. William F. Hill
  506 U.S. 546Decided January 25, 19939–0David H. Souter
• James Rowland v. California Men's Colony
  506 U.S. 194Decided January 12, 19935–4David H. Souter
• Marc Gilbert Doggett v. United States
  505 U.S. 647Decided June 24, 19925–4David H. Souter
• American National Red Cross v. S. G. and A. E.
  505 U.S. 247Decided June 19, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. William D. Ford and Thomas L. Johnson
  504 U.S. 648Decided June 12, 19929–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Thompson/center Arms Company
  504 U.S. 505Decided June 8, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Dennis Sochor v. Florida
  504 U.S. 527Decided June 8, 19925–4David H. Souter
• Harold Ray Wade v. United States
  504 U.S. 181Decided May 18, 19929–0David H. Souter
• United States Department of Energy v. Ohio
  503 U.S. 607Decided April 21, 19926–3David H. Souter
• Robert G. Holmes, Jr. v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation
  503 U.S. 258Decided March 24, 19929–0David H. Souter
• United States v. R. L. C.
  503 U.S. 291Decided March 24, 19927–2David H. Souter
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Robert T. Darden
  503 U.S. 318Decided March 24, 19929–0David H. Souter
• Holywell Corporation v. Fred Stanton Smith, Etc.
  503 U.S. 47Decided February 25, 19929–0David H. Souter
• Barbara J. Norman v. Dorothy ReedLaw held unconstitutional
  502 U.S. 279Decided January 14, 19927–1David H. Souter
• William 'sky' King v. St. Vincent's Hospital
  502 U.S. 215Decided December 16, 19918–0David H. Souter
• Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Doris I. Sandberg
  501 U.S. 1083Decided June 27, 19915–4David H. Souter
• Edward Harold Schad, Jr. v. Arizona
  501 U.S. 624Decided June 21, 19915–4David H. Souter
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia
  501 U.S. 529Decided June 20, 19916–3David H. Souter
• Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Angelo J. Solimino
  501 U.S. 104Decided June 10, 19919–0David H. Souter
• Keith R. Gollust v. Ira L. Mendell, Etc.
  501 U.S. 115Decided June 10, 19919–0David H. Souter
• State of Illinois v. Commonwealth of Kentucky
  500 U.S. 380Decided May 28, 19919–0David H. Souter
• Dale Robert Yates v. Parker Evatt
  500 U.S. 391Decided May 28, 19919–0David H. Souter
• James A. Ford v. Georgia
  498 U.S. 411Decided February 19, 19919–0David H. Souter

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 279)

• Frank Ricci v. John Destefano
  557 U.S. 557Decided June 29, 20095–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Thomas C. Horne v. Miriam Flores
  557 U.S. 433Decided June 25, 20095–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Forest Grove School District v. T. A.
  557 U.S. 230Decided June 22, 20096–3John Paul Stevens
• Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
  557 U.S. 261Decided June 22, 20096–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. William G. Osborne
  557 U.S. 52Decided June 18, 20095–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Jack Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
  557 U.S. 167Decided June 18, 20095–4Clarence Thomas
• Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of ValdezLaw held unconstitutional
  557 U.S. 1Decided June 15, 20097–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Jesse Jay Montejo v. LouisianaAltered precedent
  556 U.S. 778Decided May 26, 20095–4Antonin Scalia
• John D. Ashcroft v. Javaid Iqbal
  556 U.S. 662Decided May 18, 20095–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Arthur Andersen LLP v. Wayne Carlisle
  556 U.S. 624Decided May 4, 20096–3Antonin Scalia
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
  556 U.S. 502Decided April 28, 20095–4Antonin Scalia
• Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
  556 U.S. 366Decided April 21, 20096–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Eric K. Shinseki v. Woodrow F. Sanders
  556 U.S. 396Decided April 21, 20096–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Entergy Corporation v. Riverkeeper, Inc.
  556 U.S. 208Decided April 1, 20095–4Antonin Scalia
• 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Steven Pyett
  556 U.S. 247Decided April 1, 20095–4Clarence Thomas
• James Benjamin Puckett v. United States
  556 U.S. 129Decided March 25, 20097–2Antonin Scalia
• Gary Bartlett v. Dwight Strickland
  556 U.S. 1Decided March 9, 20095–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Priscilla Summers v. Earth Island Institute
  555 U.S. 488Decided March 3, 20095–4Antonin Scalia
• Ben Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Association
  555 U.S. 353Decided February 24, 20096–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Donald L. Carcieri v. Ken L. Salazar
  555 U.S. 379Decided February 24, 20096–3Clarence Thomas
• Doug Waddington v. Cesar Sarausad
  555 U.S. 179Decided January 21, 20096–3Clarence Thomas
• Bennie Dean Herring v. United States
  555 U.S. 135Decided January 14, 20095–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Oregon v. Thomas Eugene Ice
  555 U.S. 160Decided January 14, 20095–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Anthony Hedgpeth v. Michael Robert Pulido
  555 U.S. 57Decided December 2, 20086–3Per curiam
• Donald C. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  555 U.S. 7Decided November 12, 20085–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County
  554 U.S. 527Decided June 26, 20085–2Antonin Scalia
• District of Columbia v. HellerLaw held unconstitutional
  554 U.S. 570Decided June 26, 20085–4Antonin Scalia
• Davis v. FECLaw held unconstitutional
  554 U.S. 724Decided June 26, 20085–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co.
  554 U.S. 316Decided June 25, 20085–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Irizarry v. United States
  553 U.S. 708Decided June 12, 20085–4John Paul Stevens

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