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Kennerly V. District Court Of Ninth Judicial District Of Montana (1970)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 5370
Case Term: 1970

Justices Involved

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

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Document 1

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 6th, 1971
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 2

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 6th, 1971
Action: Cover Memo to Majority Opinion or Per Curiam Opinion
This includes a cover memo to memorandum opinion if written by the assigned author; cover memo to changes to majority opinion

Document 3

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: January 7th, 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: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: January 7th, 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: William O. Douglas
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: None
On: January 7th, 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: Hugo. L. Black
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: January 7th, 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: Warren E. Burger
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: January 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 8

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 11th, 1971
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 9

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: January 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: Byron R. White
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: January 11th, 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 11

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 13th, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 12

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 14th, 1971
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion