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United States V. Chicago (1970)

 

Document 1

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 7th, 1970
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 2

From: Potter Stewart
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: October 7th, 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 O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: October 8th, 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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: October 9th, 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: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 12th, 1970
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 6

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: October 12th, 1970
Action: Dissent at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a dissent (or a dissent in part) be noted at the foot of an opinion; it also includes at foot opinions that indicates the justice wants the Court to hear arguments and decide rather than dismiss or decide summarily

Document 7

From: Byron R. White
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: October 12th, 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 8

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 13th, 1970
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 9

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 13th, 1970
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 10

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 13th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 11

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: October 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.

Document 12

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: October 14th, 1970
Action: Withdraw Dissenting Opinion
This includes withdrawn dissents in part and dissents at foot

Document 13

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: October 14th, 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 14

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 14th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 15

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 15th, 1970
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 16

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 16th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 17

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 16th, 1970
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion