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Roudebush V. Hartke (1971)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 70-66
Case Term: 1971

Justices Involved

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

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Document 1

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 31st, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 31st, 1972
Action: Dissent in Part
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft that applies to part of the majority

Document 3

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 1st, 1972
Action: Dissent in Part
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft that applies to part of the majority

Document 4

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 1st, 1972
Action: Dissent in Part
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft that applies to part of the majority

Document 5

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: February 1st, 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 6

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: February 1st, 1972
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 7

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: February 3rd, 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 8

From: Byron R. White
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: February 3rd, 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: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 18th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 10

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: February 18th, 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.