2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

2003 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

Concurrence
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Concurrence/dissent
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colspan=2 | Bench opinions = 18
colspan=2 | Opinions relating to orders = 0
colspan=2 | In-chambers opinions = 0
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white-space: nowrap colspan=2 valign=top | Unanimous decisions: 2
colspan=2 valign=top | Most joined by: Ginsburg (14)
colspan=2 valign=top | Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (5)
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width=20% valign=top | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Scalia and Thomas filed dissents.
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width=20% valign=top | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Ginsburg and Breyer filed dissents.
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width=20% valign=top | Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Stevens filed a dissent.
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width=20% valign=top | Scalia
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Souter was the sole dissenter from Scalia's opinion.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Souter filed one of three dissents.
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width=20% valign=top | Ginsburg
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valign=top | Americans with Disabilities Act; state sovereign immunity
width=20% valign=top | Ginsburg
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width=20% valign=top | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia, Kennedy (in part)
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width=20% valign=top | Unanimous
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width=20% valign=top | Kennedy
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valign=top | Criminal procedure
width=20% valign=top | Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Souter's opinion for the Court held that a defendant attempting to reverse his conviction due to a Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 violation must show a reasonable probability that, but for the trial court's error in failing to advise him his guilty plea could not be withdrawn, he would not have entered the plea. Justice Antonin Scalia concurred in the judgment but disagreed with Souter's standard.
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bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=3 valign=top | Souter filed one of two dissents from Thomas' 5-4 decision.
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valign=top | Due process; habeas corpus
width=20% valign=top | Ginsburg
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width=20% valign=top | Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
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width=20% valign=top | Stevens, Ginsburg
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width=20% valign=top | Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy; Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part)
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