Supreme Court Clerks for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Barbara Bennett Woodhouse
BACKGROUND
Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1984
Previous clerkship: Judge Abraham David Sofaer, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Notable later role: L.Q.C. Lamar Professor of Law and Director, Child Rights Project, Emory University
Alma mater: Columbia Law School
Justice O'Connor wrote 36 opinions during Barbara Bennett Woodhouse's clerkship:
CASE NAME | TOPIC | DATE | OPINION TYPE |
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Cornelius v. NAACP Leg. Def. Fund | First Amendment | Jul 2, 1985 | Majority |
Aguilar v. Felton | First Amendment | Jul 1, 1985 | Dissent |
Grand Rapids Sch. Dist. v. Ball | First Amendment | Jul 1, 1985 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
Thomas v. Union Carbide | Economic Activity | Jul 1, 1985 | Majority |
Walters v. Radiation Survivors | Attorneys | Jun 28, 1985 | Concurrence |
Estate of Thornton v. Caldor Inc | First Amendment | Jun 26, 1985 | Concurrence |
United States v. Albertini | First Amendment | Jun 24, 1985 | Majority |
Brockett v. Spokane Arcades Inc | First Amendment | Jun 19, 1985 | Concurrence |
Mitchell v. Forsyth | Economic Activity | Jun 19, 1985 | Concurrence |
Superintendent v. Hill | Due Process | Jun 17, 1985 | Majority |
Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller | Judicial Power | Jun 17, 1985 | Majority |
Maryland v. Macon | Criminal Procedure | Jun 17, 1985 | Majority |
Caldwell v. Mississippi | Criminal Procedure | Jun 11, 1985 | Concurrence |
Northeast Bancorp Inc. v. Governors FRS | Economic Activity | Jun 10, 1985 | Concurrence |
Wallace v. Jaffree | First Amendment | Jun 4, 1985 | Concurrence |
Garrett v. United States | Criminal Procedure | Jun 3, 1985 | Concurrence |
Zauderer v. Office of Disc. Counsel | Attorneys | May 28, 1985 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises | Economic Activity | May 20, 1985 | Majority |
Black v. Romano | Due Process | May 20, 1985 | Majority |
Wilson v. Garcia | Civil Rights | Apr 17, 1985 | Dissent |
United States v. Locke | Due Process | Apr 1, 1985 | Concurrence |
Tennessee v. Garner | Criminal Procedure | Mar 27, 1985 | Dissent |
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Ward | Economic Activity | Mar 26, 1985 | Dissent |
Bennett v. New Jersey | Federalism | Mar 19, 1985 | Majority |
Bennett v. Kentucky DOE | Federalism | Mar 19, 1985 | Majority |
Oregon v. Elstad | Criminal Procedure | Mar 4, 1985 | Majority |
Air France v. Saks | Economic Activity | Mar 4, 1985 | Majority |
Marrese v. Orthopedic Surgeons | Judicial Power | Mar 4, 1985 | Majority |
Chem. Mfrs. Ass'n v. NRDC | Economic Activity | Feb 27, 1985 | Dissent |
Garcia v. San Antonio Transit Auth | Unions | Feb 19, 1985 | Dissent |
United States v. Johns | Criminal Procedure | Jan 21, 1985 | Majority |
Ohio v. Kovacs | Economic Activity | Jan 9, 1985 | Concurrence |
Park N' Fly Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly Inc | Economic Activity | Jan 8, 1985 | Majority |
Paulsen v. Commissioner | Federal Taxation | Jan 8, 1985 | Dissent |
United States v. Hensley | Criminal Procedure | Jan 8, 1985 | Majority |
United States v. 50 Acres of Land | Due Process | Dec 4, 1984 | Concurrence |