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274 “Your rebuttal time”; “Excuse me”: Supreme Court transcript, 19-20 (Burger).
274 Supreme Court clerks: Law Clerk interviews, 1/13/04, 3/23/05.
274 Instead of immediately sitting: Supreme Court transcript, 20-21.
274 “He never got”: Dan Levitt interview.
274 “Thank you”: Supreme Court transcript, 21 (Burger).
274 Paul Porter's job; In preparing; “If you answer”: Lou Hoynes interview.
274 “Mr. Chief Justice, may it please”; “this litigation involves”: Supreme Court transcript, 21 (Porter).
275 Brennan asked; Porter explained: Ibid., 22-24 (Brennan and Porter).
275 White jumped in; “But doesn't”; Porter answered: Ibid., 24 (White and Porter).
275 “But Mr. Porter”; Porter explained; “Are you saying”; “Absolutely, yes”: Ibid., 24-25 (Brennan and Porter).
275 Hoynes wanted: Lou Hoynes interview.
276 Hoynes's journey: Robert Kheel interview.
276 “Mr. Chief Justice”; “I am counsel”: Supreme Court transcript, 25 (Hoynes).
276 “It is your position”; Hoynes conceded: Ibid. (Douglas and Hoynes).
276 “much broader”; “real protagonists”: Ibid., 25-26 (Hoynes).
276 White asked: Ibid., 26-28 (White and Hoynes).
276 Hoynes tried to make: Lou Hoynes interview.
277 Pittsburgh sold: Hutchinson,
The Man Who Was Once Whizzer White
, 158.
277 As an intelligence officer: Ibid., 175-78.
277 “This guy”: Nixon Tapes, 733-10, 6/14/72, NARA, College Park, Maryland.
277 He despised: Hutchinson,
The Man Who Was Once Whizzer White
, 447-48.
277 terrified: Law Clerk interview, 3/23/05.
277 Ford Frick: Hutchinson,
The Man Who Was Once Whizzer White
, 378.
277 A few people: Ibid., 377-79.
277 Hoynes knew: Lou Hoynes interview.
278 Thurgood Marshall picked up: Supreme Court transcript, 28 (Marshall).
278-79 “Mr. Hoynes”; Of Flood's trade; “My question was”; “I call it a union”; “So you're saying”: Ibid., 28-30 (Marshall and Hoynes).
279 Marshall repeatedly asked Hoynes: Ibid., 30-31 (Marshall and Hoynes).
279 “Well, what good”; “What has it done”; “Wouldn't you say nothing”; “Wouldn't you say under”: Ibid., 31 (Marshall).
279 Hoynes tried to respond: Ibid., 31-32 (Hoynes).
279 “How is this union”: Ibid., 32 (Marshall).
279 Hoynes said the union: Ibid., 32-33 (Hoynes).
280 “None of this”; “His playing”; “That's what I thought” (on audio only): Ibid., 33-34 (Marshall and Hoynes).
280 Marshall swiveled in his chair: Lou Hoynes interview; Robert Kheel interview.
280 “[T]he players union”; “This testimony”: Supreme Court transcript, 34 (Hoynes).
280 “hanging curveballs”: Lou Hoynes interview.
280 White asked: Supreme Court transcript, 42-48 (White and Hoynes).
281 White's line of questioning allowed: Ibid., 47 (White and Hoynes).
281 Hoynes's associate: Robert Kheel interview.
281 Hoynes discussed: Supreme Court transcript, 49-50 (Hoynes).
281 “They got my best”: Lou Hoynes interview.
281 As Hoynes finished: Ibid.; Robert Kheel interview.
281 “Thank you, gentlemen”: Supreme Court transcript, 50 (Burger).
281 “That was the worst”; “It was one”: Dan Levitt interview.
282 After the glare:
NYT
, 3/21/72, 49.
 
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
 
Page
283 Nearly five hours: The conference began at 3:15 p.m. 1972 Appointment Book, Blackmun Papers, Box 60, Folder 9, and handwritten conference notes, Box 145, Folder 2; handwritten conference notes, Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
283 The only record: The dialogue at conference is reconstructed from handwritten notes of three justices: Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2; Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court”; Brennan Papers, Box I:253, Folder 8. The votes, but not what was said, were confirmed by Powell's papers, Box 148.
283 The other justices sometimes: Schwartz,
The Ascent of Pragmatism
, 12.
283
Toolson
was wrong: Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court”; Brennan Papers, Box I:253, Folder 8.
284 “muddies the waters”: Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2.
284 Professional baseball: Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
284 Brennan explained: Ibid.; Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2.
284 Stewart voted: Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2; Brennan Papers, Box I:253, Folder 8; Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
284 He agreed with Stewart: Brennan Papers, Box I:253, Folder 8.
284 believed that Stewart: Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2; Brennan Papers, Box I:253, Folder 8; Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
285 “untenable”: Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
285 He viewed: Brennan Papers, Box I:253, Folder 8.
285 “tentatively affirm”: Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
285 It made no sense: Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2; Brennan Papers, Box I:253, Folder 8; Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
285 Before Powell spoke: Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
285 He agreed with Stewart; state antitrust claims: Ibid.; Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2; Brennan Papers, Box I:253, Folder 8.
285 Burger reiterated: Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2; Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
286 “social and intellectual”: Nixon Tapes, 733-10, 6/14/72.
286 At one of those parties: Lukas, “Playboy Interview: BobWoodward,”
Playboy
, 2/89, 62-63.
286 They communicate: Perry,
Deciding to Decide
, 148-49.
286 I have now verified: Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Misc. Memos, Cert Memos, Vote of Court.”
287 Rehnquist participated:
WP
, 6/29/72, A21.
287 He released a memo:
NYT
, 10/18/72, 1, 47.
287 Scalia released:
Cheney v. U.S. District Court,
124 S. Ct. 1391 (March 18, 2004) (Scalia, J., denying motion to recuse).
287 That included 880; The ABA:
NYT
, 10/30/71, 12.
287 “If they should”: Nominations of Rehnquist and Powell, 92nd Cong., 1st Sess., 11/8/71, 204;
NYT
, 11/9/71, 19; Jeffries,
Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
, 237.
288 “Mets 2, Reds 0”: Blackmun Papers, Box 116, Folder 1.
288 Two years later; He also exchanged notes: Ibid., Folder 2.
288 They maintained: Greenhouse,
Becoming Justice Blackmun
, 20-41.
288 Upon being confirmed: Ibid., 42-43.
288 At a Washington luncheon:
Rochester Post-Bulletin
, 8/14/70, 10, in Blackmun Papers, Box 1436, Folder 10.
289 “ ‘a vast mental storehouse' ”; “[t]he presence”:
TSN
, 5/30/70, 16.
289 “old number three”: Greenhouse,
Becoming Justice Blackmun
, 51, 189.
289 where he had finished 120th: Ibid., 12.
289 “willing to overrule”: Handwritten Notes, 2/72, 1, Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2.
290 1) Affirm
Federal Baseball
: Ibid., 2.
290 “I suspect it”: Handwritten Notes, 3/15/72, 1, ibid.
290 1. Abandon
Federal Baseball
: Ibid., 2.
291 “a case of
stare decisis
”: Woodward and Armstrong,
The Brethren
, 190.
291 “Harry, do it”: Blackmun Oral History, 12/13/95, 473.
291 Jimmy “the Greek”:
WP
, 2/26/72, D3.
291 David Feller:
WES
, 4/14/72, F-4.
292 “senior partner”: Letter from Goldberg to Feller, 5/1/72, Goldberg Papers, Box I-70, Folder 4.
292 “I didn't say”; “a somewhat cynical”: Letter from Feller to Goldberg, 5/12/72, ibid.
292 “It's in the bag”: Dan Levitt interview.
292 “capital punishment”: Nixon Tapes, 733-10, 6/14/72.
292 “Remand Likely”:
WES
, 3/21/72, C1, in Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 3.
292-93 Harold J. Spaeth; “[t]he vote”:
SI
, 4/24/72, 9, in Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 3;
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
, 4/16/72, E-6.
293 The Court used to be: Lewis,
Gideon's Trumpet
, 29.
293 He worked: 1972 Appointment Book, Blackmun Papers, Box 60, Folder 9.
293 The books:
Flood v. Kuhn
, 407 U.S. 258, 262 n. 2 (1972).
293 Dear Potter: Memo from Blackmun to Stewart, 5/4/72, Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2.
294 “Then there are”; “The list”: 5/5/72 Draft, 4-5, Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2;
Flood,
407 U.S. at 262-63.
294 “These are names”: 5/5/72 Draft, 5 n. 3;
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 263 n. 3.
295 He referred to: 5/5/72 Draft, 5 and nn. 4-5;
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 263-64 and nn. 4-6.
295 “business”; “exception”; “Even though”: 5/5/72 Draft, 23-24;
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 282 (citation omitted).
295 “We continue to be”: 5/5/72 Draft, 25;
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 283-84.
295 “If there is any”: 5/5/72 Draft, 25;
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 284.
296 chagrin: Woodward and Armstrong,
The Brethren
, 191.
296 “I like that”; “Didn't I”; “No”: Blackmun Oral History, 4/24/95, 184.
296 Eppa Rixey: Bill James, using a statistical formula to translate a pitcher's win-loss record into “win points,” found that Rixey had the second-lowest total of any starting pitcher in the Hall of Fame. James,
The Politics of Glory
, 269.
296 On May 9, Stewart: Memo from Stewart to Conference, 5/12/72, Marshall Papers, Box 87, Folder 10.
297 On May 8, Powell: Memo from Powell to Blackmun, 5/8/72, Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2; Powell Papers, Box 148.
297 On May 11, Douglas: Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d) “Typed draft, Penciled draft, Riders.”
297 “is a derelict”:
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 286 (Douglas, J., dissenting).
297 “lived”: Ibid., n.1.
297-98 “big business”; “The beneficiaries”; “victims of”; “If congressional”: Ibid., 287.
298 “The unbroken silence”: Ibid., 288.
298 The day Douglas circulated: Letter from Reed to Douglas, 5/11/72, Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d), “Law Clerk.”
298 “To non-athletes”:
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 289 (Marshall, J., dissenting).
298 “torn between”; “are totally”: Ibid., 290.
298 “The importance”: Ibid., 292.
298 “does not mean”: Ibid., 293.
299 “none of the prior”; “the issue”: Ibid., 294-95.
299 “Five votes”: Hentoff, “Profile: The Constitutionalist,”
New Yorker
, 3/12/90, 60.
300 On May 12, Brennan: Marshall Papers, Box 87, Folder 10.
300 At the end of the term: 1971 Case History, Brennan Papers, Box II-6, Folder 14, 15.
300 Douglas learned: Letter from Reed to Douglas, 5/11/72, Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d) “Law Clerk.”
300 On May 15, however, Rehnquist: Marshall Papers, Box 87, Folder 10.
300 Around the same time: Ibid.; Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d) “Final Gallery—galley proofs.”
300 A Rehnquist clerk; Blackmun's law clerk: Law Clerk interview, 5/19/05; Law Clerk interview, 3/23/05; Woodward and Armstrong,
The Brethren
, 190.
301 Woodward and Armstrong: Woodward and Armstrong,
The Brethren
, 191.
301 “knocking fungoes”: Letter from Blackmun to Daniel Crystal, 10/9/80, Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 3.
301 Indeed he was: 5/5/72 Draft, 4-5, Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2.
301 Blackmun recalled only one justice's: Ibid.; Letter from Blackmun to Jim Caple, 2/11/97, Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 4.
301 On May 25, he: 5/25 Draft, 5, Blackmun Papers, Box 145, Folder 2;
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 263.
301 On March 11, Reed; “Justice White's clerks”: Letter from Reed to Douglas, 5/11/72, Douglas Papers, Box 1561, Folder 71-32(d) “Law Clerk.”
301 Ten days later; According to rumor: Letter from Reed to Douglas, 5/21/72, ibid.
302 One of Marshall's law clerks; “He'll never join”: Woodward and Armstrong,
The Brethren
, 191.
302 On March 26; Dear Harry: Memo from White to Blackmun and Conference, 5/26/72, Marshall Papers, Box 87, Folder 10.
303 “cut the corners”: Law Clerk interview, 1/13/04.
304 allowing Burger to lobby: Greenhouse,
Becoming Justice Blackmun
, 46.
304 was spending an unusual: Law clerk interview, 3/23/05.
304 He frequently: Blackmun Papers, Box 1403, Folders 4 and 5.
304 On June 13, Burger: Marshall Papers, Box 87, Folder 10.
304 [L]ike Mr. Justice Douglas:
Flood
, 407 U.S. at 285-86 (Burger, C. J., concurring).

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