Supreme Court Clerks for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Kent D. Syverud
BACKGROUND
Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1984
Previous clerkship: Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Notable later roles:
- Chancellor and President, Syracuse University (2014-Present)
- Dean, Washington University School of Law (2005-2013)
- Dean, Vanderbilt University Law School (1997-2005)
Alma mater: University of Michigan Law School
Kent D. Syverud is mentioned or appears in 1 entry in the O'Connor Institute archive, other than court opinions:
| NAME / TITLE | TYPE |
|---|---|
| Lessons from Working for Sandra Day O'Connor | Article |
Justice O'Connor wrote 36 opinions during Kent D. Syverud's clerkship:
| CASE NAME | TOPIC | DATE | OPINION TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius v. NAACP Leg. Def. Fund | First Amendment | Jul 2, 1985 | Majority |
| Aguilar v. Felton | First Amendment | Jul 1, 1985 | Dissent |
| Thomas v. Union Carbide | Economic Activity | Jul 1, 1985 | Majority |
| Grand Rapids Sch. Dist. v. Ball | First Amendment | Jul 1, 1985 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
| 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 |
| Maryland v. Macon | Criminal Procedure | Jun 17, 1985 | Majority |
| Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller | Judicial Power | 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. Kentucky DOE | Federalism | Mar 19, 1985 | Majority |
| Bennett v. New Jersey | Federalism | Mar 19, 1985 | Majority |
| Air France v. Saks | Economic Activity | Mar 4, 1985 | Majority |
| Oregon v. Elstad | Criminal Procedure | 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 |
| United States v. Hensley | Criminal Procedure | Jan 8, 1985 | Majority |
| Paulsen v. Commissioner | Federal Taxation | Jan 8, 1985 | Dissent |
| Park N' Fly Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly Inc | Economic Activity | Jan 8, 1985 | Majority |
| United States v. 50 Acres of Land | Due Process | Dec 4, 1984 | Concurrence |