Annual Timeline

2002

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

In 2002, Justice O'Connor was serving as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Calendar year 2002 included the U.S. Supreme Court terms 2001 and 2002.

Justice O'Connor wrote 21 Supreme Court opinions and gave 8 speeches or interviews during the year.

January

1

Coverage - Law review article

Death Penalty Redux: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Role in the Rehnquist Court and the Future of the Death Penalty in America, by Victoria Ashley student author

1

Coverage - Newspaper article

Even Cowgirls Get Their Due, by Anne S. Lewis

2

Coverage - Law review article

Reply to Professor Tarpley's Comment Regarding Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, by Jean Hoefer Toal

8

Supreme Court Opinion

Toyota Motor Mfg. Ky. Inc. v. Williams

19

Award

Receives Will Rogers Memorial Award from The New Mexico Military Institute

25

Interview / TV appearance

NBC interview with Katie Couric

1

Coverage - Law review article

Constitutional Sunsetting? Justice O'Connor's Closing Comments in Grutter, by Vikram David Amar & Evan H. Caminker

1

Coverage - Law review article

Justice O'Connor and the Substance of Equal Citizenship, by Kenneth L. Karst

1

Coverage - Law review article

The Michigan Affirmative Action Cases: Justice O'Connor, Bakke Redux, and the Mice that Roared but Did Not Prevail, by Joel L. Selig

February

1

Interview / TV appearance

Interview on PBS NewsHour

11

Book

Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

27

Supreme Court Opinion

Raygor v. Regents of Univ. of Minn

May

13

Supreme Court Opinion

Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union

13

Supreme Court Opinion

Los Angeles v. Alameda Books Inc

15

Speech

Speech at the American Law Institute annual meeting

July

15

Law review article / Speech

Copyright Law from an American Perspective

September

18

Law review article / Speech

Vindicating the Rule of Law: The Role of the Judiciary