Supreme Court Clerks for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Richard G. Taranto
BACKGROUND
Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1983
Previous clerkships: Judge Robert Bork, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Judge Abraham David Sofaer, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Notable later role: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2013-Present)
Alma mater: Yale Law School
Justice O'Connor wrote 36 opinions during Richard G. Taranto's clerkship:
CASE NAME | TOPIC | DATE | OPINION TYPE |
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INS v. Lopez-Mendoza | Criminal Procedure | Jul 5, 1984 | Majority |
Roberts v. United States Jaycees | First Amendment | Jul 3, 1984 | Concurrence |
United States v. Karo | Criminal Procedure | Jul 3, 1984 | Concurrence |
Hudson v. Palmer | Criminal Procedure | Jul 3, 1984 | Concurrence |
Allen v. Wright | Judicial Power | Jul 3, 1984 | Majority |
Brown v. Dept. of Law & Pub. Safety | Federalism | Jul 2, 1984 | Majority |
Securities Indus. Assn. v. FRS | Economic Activity | Jun 28, 1984 | Dissent |
Thigpen v. Roberts | Criminal Procedure | Jun 27, 1984 | Dissent |
Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co | Due Process | Jun 26, 1984 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
Tower v. Glover | Civil Rights | Jun 25, 1984 | Majority |
Sure-Tan Inc. v. NLRB | Civil Rights | Jun 25, 1984 | Majority |
New York v. Quarles | Criminal Procedure | Jun 12, 1984 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
Firefighters v. Stotts | Civil Rights | Jun 12, 1984 | Concurrence |
California v. Trombetta | Due Process | Jun 11, 1984 | Concurrence |
ICC v. American Trucking Assns. Inc | Economic Activity | Jun 5, 1984 | Dissent |
Colorado v. New Mexico | Interstate Relations | Jun 4, 1984 | Majority |
Block v. Commun. Nutrition Inst | Judicial Power | Jun 4, 1984 | Majority |
Hawaii Housing Auth. v. Midkiff | Due Process | May 30, 1984 | Majority |
Arizona v. Rumsey | Criminal Procedure | May 29, 1984 | Majority |
Strickland v. Washington | Civil Rights | May 14, 1984 | Majority |
Justices of Boston Mun. Ct. v. Lydon | Criminal Procedure | Apr 18, 1984 | Concurrence |
TWA v. Franklin Mint Corp | Economic Activity | Apr 17, 1984 | Majority |
EEOC v. Shell Oil Co | Civil Rights | Apr 2, 1984 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
Jefferson Parish Hosp. Dist. v. Hyde | Economic Activity | Mar 27, 1984 | Concurrence |
NLRB v. City Disposal Systems Inc | Unions | Mar 21, 1984 | Dissent |
Lynch v. Donnelly | First Amendment | Mar 5, 1984 | Concurrence |
United States v. Doe | Criminal Procedure | Feb 28, 1984 | Concurrence |
South Carolina v. Regan | Judicial Power | Feb 22, 1984 | Concurrence |
Dixson v. United States | Economic Activity | Feb 22, 1984 | Dissent |
Flanagan v. United States | Judicial Power | Feb 21, 1984 | Majority |
Minn. Bd. Commun. for Colleges v. Knight | First Amendment | Feb 21, 1984 | Majority |
McKaskle v. Wiggins | Criminal Procedure | Jan 23, 1984 | Majority |
Southland Corp. v. Keating | Economic Activity | Jan 23, 1984 | Dissent |
Secretary of Interior v. California | Economic Activity | Jan 11, 1984 | Majority |
INS v. Phinpathya | Civil Rights | Jan 10, 1984 | Majority |
Commissioner v. Engle | Federal Taxation | Jan 10, 1984 | Majority |