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Longshoremen V. Ariadne Shipping Co. (1969)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 231
Case Term: 1969

Justices Involved

Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice William O. Douglas
Justice Hugo. L. Black
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice Warren E. Burger
Justice John M. Harlan
Justice Byron R. White
Justice Potter Stewart

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Document 1

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 29th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William O. Douglas
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: None
On: January 29th, 1970
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: Hugo. L. Black
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: January 30th, 1970
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: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: February 2nd, 1970
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: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: February 4th, 1970
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: John M. Harlan
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: February 5th, 1970
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: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 6th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 8

From: Potter Stewart
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 9th, 1970
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 9

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 10th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 10

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 12th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 11

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 12th, 1970
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 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 25th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 13

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 6th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft