Justice John Paul Stevens, who would have turned 100 in April, passed away one year ago this July. A former antitrust lawyer who became “a stalwart of the court’s liberal wing,” he was appointed to the Supreme Court in December 1975 and retired in 2010. His court career was most distinguished. (William McDonald, “Ceilings Shattered, Barriers Broken: Notable Deaths of 2019,” New York Times, December 27, 2019, B10-11)

His opinions uniformly reflected deep thought and penetrating analyses. Many of them, whether written on behalf of the court or as concurrences or dissents, have left their mark on the development of diverse areas of the law and will undoubtedly continue to do so. Among his notable opinions: