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Hill V. California (1970)

 

Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 11th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Potter Stewart
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: January 12th, 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 3

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: January 13th, 1971
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 4

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 15th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 5

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 27th, 1971
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 6

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 3rd, 1971
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 7

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 5th, 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 8

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 8th, 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 9

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 11th, 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 10

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: February 23rd, 1971
Action: Join Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
Memos where justices state that they join an opinion that concurs in part and dissents in part; alternatively, the opinion that is joined might concur in judgment and dissent. The identity of the opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 11

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 26th, 1971
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 12

From: William O. Douglas
To: Byron R. White
Copied: None
On: March 17th, 1971
Action: Not Participating
These memos inform the Court whether a justice is "out" for a case; the memo may ask the opinion author to note the justice took no part in consideration of a case; memos may inform the Court that a justice is participating (e.g., not out; not recuse); memos may concern whether a justice should recuse himself or herself (e.g., may recuse self; have not decided whether to participate; do not think I should recuse); memos written by other justices about a colleague's recusal

Document 13

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 19th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 14

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 31st, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft