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Diffenderfer V. Central Baptist Church Of Miami, Inc. (1971)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 70-47
Case Term: 1971

Justices Involved

Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice Byron R. White
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Warren E. Burger
Justice William O. Douglas
Justice Harry A. Blackmun

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Document 1

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 21st, 1971
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 2

From: Byron R. White
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: December 23rd, 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: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: December 27th, 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: Potter Stewart
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: December 28th, 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: Warren E. Burger
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: December 28th, 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: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 29th, 1971
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 7

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 6th, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 8

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: January 6th, 1972
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: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 7th, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form