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Roberts V. Louisiana (1975)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 75-5844
Case Term: 1975

Justices Involved

Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Byron R. White
Justice William H. Rehnquist
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice Lewis F. Powell

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Document 1

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 8th, 1976
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 15th, 1976
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 3

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: June 17th, 1976
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 4

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 22nd, 1976
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 5

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 25th, 1976
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 6

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 28th, 1976
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 7

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 29th, 1976
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 8

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 29th, 1976
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 9

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: June 29th, 1976
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 10

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 30th, 1976
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 11

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 30th, 1976
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 30th, 1976
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 13

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 30th, 1976
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 14

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 30th, 1976
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 15

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: July 29th, 1976
Action: Cover Memo to Application for Order
This indicates a memo that informs the Court that an application (e.g., stay, injunction) will be circulated soon; memo about an order