Supreme Court Clerks for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Patricia L. Small (Bellia)
BACKGROUND
Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1996
Previous clerkship: Judge Jose A. Cabranes, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Notable later role: William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School
Alma mater: Yale Law School
Patricia L. Small (Bellia) is mentioned or appears in 2 entries in the O'Connor Institute archive:
NAME / TITLE | TYPE |
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Introduction: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Ret.) Symposium | Media Coverage / Article |
Former Clerks Remember O'Connor | Media Coverage / Article |
Justice O'Connor wrote 22 opinions during Patricia L. Small (Bellia)'s clerkship:
CASE NAME | TOPIC | DATE | OPINION TYPE |
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Printz v. United States | Federalism | Jun 27, 1997 | Concurrence |
Washington v. Glucksberg | Privacy | Jun 26, 1997 | Concurrence |
Vacco v. Quill | Privacy | Jun 26, 1997 | Concurrence |
Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union | First Amendment | Jun 26, 1997 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
City of Boerne v. Flores | First Amendment | Jun 25, 1997 | Dissent |
Agostini v. Felton | First Amendment | Jun 23, 1997 | Majority |
Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho | Federalism | Jun 23, 1997 | Concurrence |
Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. Rambo | Economic Activity | Jun 19, 1997 | Dissent |
United States v. Alaska | Federalism | Jun 19, 1997 | Majority |
Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J. M. Martinac & Co | Economic Activity | Jun 2, 1997 | Dissent |
Lambrix v. Singletary | Criminal Procedure | May 12, 1997 | Dissent |
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Bd | Civil Rights | May 12, 1997 | Majority |
Inter-Modal Rail Employees Assn. v. Atchison T. & S. F. R. Co | Economic Activity | May 12, 1997 | Majority |
Board of Comm'rs of Bryan Cty. v. Brown | Civil Rights | Apr 28, 1997 | Majority |
Blessing v. Freestone | Judicial Power | Apr 21, 1997 | Majority |
Turner Broadcasting System Inc. v. FCC | First Amendment | Mar 31, 1997 | Dissent |
Commissioner v. Estate of Hubert | Federal Taxation | Mar 18, 1997 | Concurrence |
United States v. Gonzales | Criminal Procedure | Mar 3, 1997 | Majority |
Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc. v. Director Office of Workers' Compensation Programs | Economic Activity | Feb 18, 1997 | Majority |
Atherton v. FDIC | Economic Activity | Jan 14, 1997 | Concurrence |
Old Chief v. United States | Criminal Procedure | Jan 7, 1997 | Dissent |
Lopez v. Monterey County | Civil Rights | Nov 6, 1996 | Majority |