Show / Hide Files

In Re Winship (1969)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 778
Case Term: 1969

Justices Involved

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

Download PDF
Download Documents PDF

Document 1

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 17th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William O. Douglas
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: None
On: February 17th, 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 3

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: February 18th, 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: Byron R. White
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: February 24th, 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 5

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 26th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 6

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 27th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 7

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 4th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 8

From: Potter Stewart
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: March 4th, 1970
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: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 5th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 10

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 19th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 11

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 19th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 20th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 13

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 23rd, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 14

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 30th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 15

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 30th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 16

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 3rd, 1970
Action: Separate Opinion Author's Response
Circulation of Change to Separate Opinion (e.g., footnote, portion of opinion, adding paragraph); this occurs in a memo, not on a draft opinion; circulation of change to unlabeled opinion