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Carlos V. New York (1969)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 524
Case Term: 1969

Justices Involved

Justice Potter Stewart
Justice John M. Harlan
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice Warren E. Burger
Justice Byron R. White

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Document 1

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 28th, 1969
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 2

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 28th, 1969
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 3

From: John M. Harlan
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: November 28th, 1969
Action: Dissent at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a dissent (or a dissent in part) be noted at the foot of an opinion; it also includes at foot opinions that indicates the justice wants the Court to hear arguments and decide rather than dismiss or decide summarily

Document 4

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: November 28th, 1969
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 5

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: December 1st, 1969
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 6

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 2nd, 1969
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 7

From: John M. Harlan
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: December 2nd, 1969
Action: Dissent at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a dissent (or a dissent in part) be noted at the foot of an opinion; it also includes at foot opinions that indicates the justice wants the Court to hear arguments and decide rather than dismiss or decide summarily

Document 8

From: Warren E. Burger
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: December 2nd, 1969
Action: Join Dissent
Memos where a justice states that they join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part, joining a dissent from denial of cert, or joining a dissent at foot. The identity of the dissenting opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 9

From: Byron R. White
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: December 3rd, 1969
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.