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Bell V. Burson (1970)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 5586
Case Term: 1970

Justices Involved

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

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Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 12th, 1970
Action: Memos about Cert Votes
A justice's cert vote (grant, deny, or note probable jurisdiction, join three); suggest they grant cert for specific issue; discussion of which questions cert grant should be limited to; adhere to cert vote; memo about cert petition (e.g., listing it on the conference list (special order list)); case should be relisted; make suggestions to proposed questions in case; any memo about listing or relisting a case

Document 2

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 11th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 3

From: Potter Stewart
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 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 4

From: William O. Douglas
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: None
On: May 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 5

From: Byron R. White
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 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 6

From: John M. Harlan
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 13th, 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: Hugo. L. Black
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 14th, 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 8

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 17th, 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 9

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 18th, 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 10

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 19th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 11

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 19th, 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.