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Cupp V. Murphy (1972)

 

Document 1

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 27th, 1973
Action: Propose Disposition in Case (Vote in a Case)
DIG (dismiss cert as improvidently granted); want to reach merits instead of DIG; would not DIG; affirm; reverse; remand; vacate; moot; court lacks jurisdiction; conference vote; withhold vote for now; defer vote; adhere to conference vote; initial vote in case; change conference vote; memo asking how others' vote on disposition

Document 2

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 16th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 3

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 19th, 1973
Action: Dissent in Part
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft that applies to part of the majority

Document 4

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 20th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 5

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 23rd, 1973
Action: Dissent in Part
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft that applies to part of the majority

Document 6

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 27th, 1973
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 7

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 30th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 8

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 30th, 1973
Action: Dissent in Part
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft that applies to part of the majority

Document 9

From: Byron R. White
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 1st, 1973
Action: Concur at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a concurrence (or a concurrence in part) be noted at the foot of an opinion

Document 10

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 2nd, 1973
Action: Dissent in Part
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft that applies to part of the majority

Document 11

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 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 12

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 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.
Action: May Write Concurring Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she may (or will likely) write a concurring opinion; this also applies to opinions that concur in part, concurrences in judgment, or concurrences at foot.

Document 13

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 3rd, 1973
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 14

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 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
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 15

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 8th, 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 16

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: None
On: May 9th, 1973
Action: Cover Memo to Separate Opinion
This indicates a cover memo to any separate opinion, including concurring, dissenting, or any other type of separate opinion

Document 17

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 10th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 18

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 10th, 1973
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 19

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 23rd, 1973
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 20

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Harry A. Blackmun
Copied: Conference
On: May 25th, 1973
Action: Join Concurrence
Memos where a justice states that they join a concurring opinion, including joining a concurrence in part, joining a concurrence in judgment or result, or joining a concurrence at foot. The identity of the concurring opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 21

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: May 25th, 1973
Action: Join Concurrence
Memos where a justice states that they join a concurring opinion, including joining a concurrence in part, joining a concurrence in judgment or result, or joining a concurrence at foot. The identity of the concurring opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.