2006 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice David Souter during the 2006 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which began on October 2, 2006 and concluded September 30, 2007. This was the seventeenth term of Souter’s tenure on the Court.
David Souter 2006 term statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 3 Concurrence 0 Other 5 Dissent 2 Concurrence/dissent Total = 17 Bench opinions = 17 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous decisions: 2 Most joined by: Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer (10) Least joined by: Thomas (6)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Lopez v. Gonzalez 549 U.S. 47 (2006)	Deportation	Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Carey v. Musladin 549 U.S. 70 (2006)
Souter filed one of three opinions concurring in the judgment of Thomas' six-justice opinion.
Norfolk Southern R. Co. v. Sorrell 549 U.S. 158 (2007)		Scalia, Alito
Souter joined Roberts' majority and filed a separate concurrence.
Osborn v. Haley 549 U.S. 225 (2007)
Limtiaco v. Camacho 549 U.S. 483 (2007)		Stevens, Ginsburg, Alito
Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp. 549 U.S. 561 (2007)		Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part)
Zuni Public School District No 89 v. Dept. of Education 550 U.S. 81 (2007)
Smith v. Texas 550 U.S. 297 (2007)
EC Term of Years Trust v. United States 550 U.S. 429 (2007)		Unanimous
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly 550 U.S. 544 (2007)		Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Burr 551 U.S. 47 (2007)		Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer; Stevens, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito (in part)
Bowles v. Russell 551 U.S. 205 (2007)		Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Brendlin v. California 551 U.S. 249 (2007)	Fourth Amendment	Unanimous
Rita v. United States 551 U.S. 338 (2007)
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life 551 U.S. 449 (2007)		Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Wilkie v. Robbins 551 U.S. 537 (2007)		Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito; Stevens, Ginsburg (in part)
Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. 551 U.S. 587 (2007)		Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer

References

• 2006 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
• 2006 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
• 2006 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.