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Texas V. Louisiana (1972)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 36 ORIG
Case Term: 1972

Justices Involved

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

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Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 1st, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Byron R. White
Copied: None
On: February 2nd, 1973
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 3

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 5th, 1973
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: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 5th, 1973
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: Lewis F. Powell
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 6th, 1973
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: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 6th, 1973
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: Thurgood Marshall
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 7th, 1973
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: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 24th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 9

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 27th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 10

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 27th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 11

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 1st, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 12

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 2nd, 1973
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 13

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 4th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 14

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 6th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 15

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 16th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 16

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 16th, 1973
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.