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Carter V. Miller (1977)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 76-1171
Case Term: 1977

Justices Involved

Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice Lewis F. Powell
Justice Warren E. Burger
Justice Potter Stewart

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Document 1

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: None
On: None provided.
Action: Dissent Opinion Assignment
The memo may ask another justice to write a dissent; a justice may indicate that the dissent will not be assigned right now; memo responding to a dissent assignment (but not accepting assignment, which would be Code 204)

Document 2

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: None
On: December 2nd, 1977
Action: Dissent Opinion Assignment
The memo may ask another justice to write a dissent; a justice may indicate that the dissent will not be assigned right now; memo responding to a dissent assignment (but not accepting assignment, which would be Code 204)

Document 3

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 16th, 1978
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 4

From: Potter Stewart
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: January 16th, 1978
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.