Patricia L. Small (Bellia)

Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1996

Previous clerkship: "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

Law School Professor Tricia Bellia..Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame

Justice O'Connor wrote 22 opinions during Patricia L. Small (Bellia)'s clerkship:

Case Name	Topic	Date	Opinion Type
Agostini v. Felton	First Amendment	June 23, 1997	Majority
Board of Comm’rs of Bryan Cty. v. Brown	Civil Rights	April 28, 1997	Majority
Atherton v. FDIC	Economic Activity	January 14, 1997	Concurrence
Commissioner v. Estate of Hubert	Federal Taxation	March 18, 1997	Concurrence
Idaho v. Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Idaho	Federalism	June 23, 1997	Concurrence
Inter-Modal Rail Employees Assn. v. Atchison T. & S. F. R. Co	Economic Activity	May 12, 1997	Majority
Lambrix v. Singletary	Criminal Procedure	May 12, 1997	Dissent
Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. Rambo	Economic Activity	June 19, 1997	Dissent
Old Chief v. United States	Criminal Procedure	January 7, 1997	Dissent
Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union	First Amendment	June 26, 1997	Partial concurrence, partial dissent
Printz v. United States	Federalism	June 27, 1997	Concurrence
Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J. M. Martinac & Co	Economic Activity	June 2, 1997	Dissent
Turner Broadcasting System Inc. v. FCC	First Amendment	March 31, 1997	Dissent
United States v. Gonzales	Criminal Procedure	March 3, 1997	Majority
United States v. Alaska	Federalism	June 19, 1997	Majority
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Bd	Civil Rights	May 12, 1997	Majority
Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc. v. Director Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs	Economic Activity	February 18, 1997	Majority
Washington v. Glucksberg	Privacy	June 26, 1997	Concurrence
Vacco v. Quill	Privacy	June 26, 1997	Concurrence
City of Boerne v. Flores	First Amendment	June 25, 1997	Dissent
Blessing v. Freestone	Judicial Power	April 21, 1997	Majority
Lopez v. Monterey County	Civil Rights	November 6, 1996	Majority