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Giglio V. United States (1970)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 892
Case Term: 1970

Justices Involved

Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice Hugo. L. Black

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Document 1

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 29th, 1971
Action: Memorandum Opinion
This refers to a memorandum opinion draft

Document 2

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: February 2nd, 1971
Action: May Join Memorandum Opinion (Author is Assigned Justice)
Memo stating that the justice agrees, but does not join, the memorandum opinion drafted by the assigned opinion author (e.g., could go along with memorandum opinion; agrees generally with memorandum opinion; agree tentatively with memorandum opinion; will join memorandum opinion if it becomes majority opinion)

Document 3

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: February 8th, 1971
Action: May Join Memorandum Opinion (Author is Assigned Justice)
Memo stating that the justice agrees, but does not join, the memorandum opinion drafted by the assigned opinion author (e.g., could go along with memorandum opinion; agrees generally with memorandum opinion; agree tentatively with memorandum opinion; will join memorandum opinion if it becomes majority opinion)

Document 4

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: February 9th, 1971
Action: Suggestion to Memorandum Opinion (Author is not Assigned Justice)
This includes memos with suggestions and specific or general reservations to a memorandum opinion (or per curiam) not written by assigned opinion author; memos expressing agreement with another justice’s suggestion to the memorandum opinion; statements that justice disagrees with a memorandum opinion. The identity of the memorandum opinion author who receives suggestion is located in the JOINED variable.