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Jones V. Board Of Education Of Tennessee (1969)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 731
Case Term: 1969

Justices Involved

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

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Document 1

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 28th, 1970
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 2

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 28th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 3

From: Byron R. White
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: January 28th, 1970
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 4

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 29th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 5

From: Potter Stewart
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: January 29th, 1970
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: John M. Harlan
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: January 29th, 1970
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 7

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 30th, 1970
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 8

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: January 30th, 1970
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 9

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 31st, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 10

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 2nd, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 11

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: None
On: February 2nd, 1970
Action: Suggestion to Separate Opinion
Memo states includes a justice's suggestion for a separate opinion (e.g., don't agree with reasoning of separate opinion; comment on separate opinion; will join separate opinion if; cannot join separate opinion; will be making suggestion to separate opinion). The identity of the separate opinion author who receives suggestion is located in the JOINED variable.