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Boddie V. Connecticut (1969)

 

Case Details

Docket Number: 265
Case Term: 1969

Justices Involved

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

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Document 1

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 3

From: William O. Douglas
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 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: Potter Stewart
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: June 12th, 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: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 15th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 6

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 16th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 7

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 16th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 8

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1970
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 9

From: Hugo. L. Black
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: June 18th, 1970
Action: May Write Dissenting Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she may (or will likely) write a dissenting opinion (e.g., considering a dissent, expects to write dissent, will probably write dissent, may write dissent in part, inclined to dissent, shall likely be in dissent, may not write dissent, and hope not to write dissent)

Document 10

From: Warren E. Burger
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: Conference
On: June 18th, 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 11

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: June 18th, 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: Hugo. L. Black
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 24th, 1970
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 13

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 27th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 14

From: William O. Douglas
To: John M. Harlan
Copied: None
On: June 27th, 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 15

From: John M. Harlan
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 27th, 1970
Action: Majority Opinion Author's Response
May be response to a suggestion, reservation, or a separate opinion; may also say that author will respond to another opinion; may state majority opinion author's change to opinion that was not prompted by another justice; may indicate that the opinion is different from the conference discussion; may be a circulation of a portion of the opinion (a footnote, multiple pages without circulating the whole opinion); may be a suggestion from the majority opinion author regarding several options for changing majority opinion; may be a suggestion from the author for a change that could be made to opinion