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Carter V. West Feliciana Parish School Board (1969)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 944
Case Term: 1969

Justices Involved

Justice Missing Authorship - Unsigned
Justice Warren E. Burger
Justice Hugo. L. Black
Justice John M. Harlan
Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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Document 1

From: Missing Authorship - Unsigned
To:
Copied: None
On: None provided.
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 2

From: Conference
To:
Copied: None
On: None provided.
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 3

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: None provided.
Action: Memorandum Opinion
This refers to a memorandum opinion draft

Document 4

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 11th, 1969
Action: Memos about Cert Votes
A justice's cert vote (grant, deny, or note probable jurisdiction, join three); suggest they grant cert for specific issue; discussion of which questions cert grant should be limited to; adhere to cert vote; memo about cert petition (e.g., listing it on the conference list (special order list)); case should be relisted; make suggestions to proposed questions in case; any memo about listing or relisting a case

Document 5

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 11th, 1969
Action: Memos about Cert Votes
A justice's cert vote (grant, deny, or note probable jurisdiction, join three); suggest they grant cert for specific issue; discussion of which questions cert grant should be limited to; adhere to cert vote; memo about cert petition (e.g., listing it on the conference list (special order list)); case should be relisted; make suggestions to proposed questions in case; any memo about listing or relisting a case

Document 6

From: John M. Harlan
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: None
On: December 13th, 1969
Action: Memorandum Opinion
This refers to a memorandum opinion draft

Document 7

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 13th, 1969
Action: Cover Memo to Order
This indicates a cover memo to a draft order that does not dispose of the case on its merits and does not dismiss the case

Document 8

From: John M. Harlan
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: None
On: December 13th, 1969
Action: Cover Memo to Memorandum Opinion or Per Curiam Opinion (not assigned author)
Cover Memo to Memorandum Opinion or Per Curiam Opinion (not assigned author)

Document 9

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: December 18th, 1969
Action: Vote on a Motion (e.g., to vacate stay order, to deny an injunction)
Would deny stay; retain stay; suggest they not act on a motion or order; should vacate order; comment on when they should vote on the motion

Document 10

From: John M. Harlan
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: None
On: January 12th, 1970
Action: Cover Memo to Separate Opinion
This indicates a cover memo to any separate opinion, including concurring, dissenting, or any other type of separate opinion

Document 11

From: John M. Harlan
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: None
On: January 12th, 1970
Action: Cover Memo to Separate Opinion
This indicates a cover memo to any separate opinion, including concurring, dissenting, or any other type of separate opinion

Document 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 13

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Will Write Concurring Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a concurring opinion draft, including that a concurring opinion will be out soon or that a revised draft of the concurring opinion will be circulated; this may also apply to opinions that concur in part or concur in the judgment or result

Document 14

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 15

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 16

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 17

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1970
Action: Memorandum Opinion
This refers to a memorandum opinion draft