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James V. Valtierra (1970)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 154
Case Term: 1970

Justices Involved

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

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Document 1

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 25th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 30th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 3

From: Byron R. White
To: Hugo. L. Black
Copied: Conference
On: March 30th, 1971
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: Potter Stewart
To: Hugo. L. Black
Copied: Conference
On: March 30th, 1971
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: Hugo. L. Black
Copied: Conference
On: April 2nd, 1971
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: Hugo. L. Black
Copied: Conference
On: April 6th, 1971
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: April 9th, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 8

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: April 12th, 1971
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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: April 15th, 1971
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 10

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 21st, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 11

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 22nd, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 12

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 24th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft