Annual Timeline

1983

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

In 1983, Justice O'Connor was serving as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Calendar year 1983 included the U.S. Supreme Court terms 1982 and 1983.

Justice O'Connor wrote 32 Supreme Court opinions and gave 1 speech or interview during the year.

 January

 

Law review article

Foreword (to Commemorative Edition: 75th Anniversary of New England School of Law)

2

Coverage - Law review article

Justice O'Connor: A First Term Appraisal, by Robert E. Riggs

11

Supreme Court Opinion

Director OWCP v. Perini North River Assocs

18

Supreme Court Opinion

Shepard v. NLRB

26

Coverage - Newspaper mention

Justice hails judge's appointment

 February

1

Coverage - Book

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, by Mary Virginia Fox

7

Coverage - Newspaper article

Burger proposes creating new court, by United Press International

7

Coverage - Newspaper article

Burger warns of high-court overload

8

Coverage - Newspaper article

O'Connor joins Burger in plea for new court, by Elizabeth Olson

22

Supreme Court Opinion

South Dakota v. Neville

23

Supreme Court Opinion

Jefferson Cty. Pharm. Ass'n v. Abbott Labs

 May

2

Supreme Court Opinion

Block v. Board of School Lands

2

Supreme Court Opinion

Commissioner v. Tufts

2

Supreme Court Opinion

Kolender v. Lawson

8

Coverage - Newspaper article

Socialite: Justices' reticence aside, Sandra O'Connor loves Washington parties, by Lois Romano

14

Coverage - Newspaper article

O'Connor urges judges to tailor rulings, by Associated Press

14

Coverage - Newspaper article

Rulings can be final, O'Connor tells judges, by Associated Press

17

Coverage - Newspaper article

Powell, O'Connor richest justices, by United Press International

23

Supreme Court Opinion

United States v. $8,850 in Currency

24

Supreme Court Opinion

Bearden v. Georgia

29

Honorary Degree

Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from Tufts University

31

Supreme Court Opinion

Bell v. New Jersey

 June

6

Supreme Court Opinion

Baltimore G. & E. Co. v. NRDC

8

Supreme Court Opinion

DelCostello v. Teamsters

15

Supreme Court Opinion

★ Akron v. Akron Ctr. for Reprod. Health

15

Coverage - Newspaper article

Court scraps restrictions on abortions, by Richard Carelli

15

Supreme Court Opinion

Philko Aviation Inc. v. Shacket

15

Supreme Court Opinion

Planned Parenthood Assn. v. Ashcroft

15

Coverage - Newspaper article

Reaction here predictably split on rulings, by Richard DeUriate

15

Supreme Court Opinion

Simopoulos v. Virginia

16

Coverage - Newspaper article

Court reaffirms abortion rights, by Jim Mann

16

Coverage - Newspaper article

O'Connor dissents, by United Press International

17

Supreme Court Opinion

FNC Bank v. Banco Para el Comercio

17

Coverage - Editorial

O'Connor Stands Fast

20

Supreme Court Opinion

United States v. Place

22

Supreme Court Opinion

Brown v. Thomson

22

Supreme Court Opinion

Mennonite Bd. of Missions v. Adams

23

Supreme Court Opinion

Idaho v. Evans

 July

1

Supreme Court Opinion

Guardians Assn. v. Civil Svc. Comm'n

1

Supreme Court Opinion

Rice v. Rehner

6

Supreme Court Opinion

Arizona Governing Comm. v. Norris

6

Supreme Court Opinion

California v. Ramos

6

Supreme Court Opinion

Michigan v. Long

7

Coverage - Editorial

Sandra Day O'Connor: a report card, by Ellen Goodman / The Boston Globe

17

Coverage - Op ed

O'Connor Justice Breaks Ranks with Conservatives on Gender Issues, by Ellen Goodman / The Boston Globe