Supreme Court Clerks for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Cristina M. Rodriguez
BACKGROUND
Clerked during Supreme Court term: 2002
Previous clerkship: Judge David S. Tatel, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Notable later role: Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Alma mater: Yale Law School
Justice O'Connor wrote 17 opinions during Cristina M. Rodriguez's clerkship:
CASE NAME | TOPIC | DATE | OPINION TYPE |
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Lawrence v. Texas | Privacy | Jun 26, 2003 | Concurrence |
Georgia v. Ashcroft | Civil Rights | Jun 26, 2003 | Majority |
Wiggins v. Smith | Criminal Procedure | Jun 26, 2003 | Majority |
Gratz v. Bollinger | Civil Rights | Jun 23, 2003 | Concurrence |
Grutter v. Bollinger | Civil Rights | Jun 23, 2003 | Majority |
Desert Palace Inc. v. Costa | Civil Rights | Jun 9, 2003 | Concurrence |
Pharmaceutical Research and Mfrs. of America v. Walsh | Economic Activity | May 19, 2003 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
Demore v. Kim | Civil Rights | Apr 29, 2003 | Concurrence |
Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt | Interstate Relations | Apr 23, 2003 | Majority |
Virginia v. Black | First Amendment | Apr 7, 2003 | Majority |
Branch v. Smith | Civil Rights | Mar 31, 2003 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
Woodford v. Garceau | Criminal Procedure | Mar 25, 2003 | Concurrence |
Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation | Civil Rights | Mar 25, 2003 | Majority |
Ewing v. California | Criminal Procedure | Mar 5, 2003 | Majority |
Lockyer v. Andrade | Criminal Procedure | Mar 5, 2003 | Majority |
Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania | Criminal Procedure | Jan 14, 2003 | Concurrence |
Yellow Transp. Inc. v. Michigan | Economic Activity | Nov 5, 2002 | Majority |