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North Carolina V. Alford (1970)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 14
Case Term: 1970

Justices Involved

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

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Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 9th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: November 9th, 1970
Action: Concur in Judgment at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a concurrence in judgment or the result be noted at the foot of an opinion, including a concur in judgment or result in part at foot

Document 3

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 10th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 4

From: Potter Stewart
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: November 10th, 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: John M. Harlan
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: November 10th, 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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: November 11th, 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: William O. Douglas
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: None
On: November 11th, 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 8

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 12th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 9

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 12th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 10

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: November 12th, 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 11

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 13th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: November 13th, 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.