SUMMARY: The Court held that the Bankruptcy Code�s grant of jurisdiction to bankruptcy judges to adjudicate suit by debtor against creditor for breach of contract violated Article III of the Constitution.
TIMELINE & FILES:
| Case File | Date | Summary | ChamberofOrigin | Access PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort |
| Powell | 1982.06.14 | Dissent - 1st Draft (White w/ Powell Comments) | Powell | NPMT001 |
| Powell | 1981.10.28 | Pool Memo from Rothfeld, w/ Powell Comments | Powell | NPMT002 |
| Powell | 1981.11.06 | Cert Conference Notes (Powell) | Powell | NPMT003 |
| Powell | 1981.11.06 | Cert Conference Notes (Powell) | Powell | NPMT004 |
| Powell | 1982.04.27 | Argument Notes (Powell) | Powell | NPMT005 |
| Powell | 1982.04.30 | Conference Notes (Powell) | Powell | NPMT006 |
| Powell | 1982.05.03 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Reversal | Burger | NPMT007 |
| Powell | 1982.05.03 | Corr. Rehnquist to Burger, Tentative Intent to Affirm | Rehnquist | NPMT008 |
| Powell | 1982.05.04 | Corr. Burger to White, Request to Undertake Dissent | Burger | NPMT009 |
| Powell | 1982.06.01 | Memo to Powell from Clerk (John) re Brennan Opinion, w/ Powell Notes | ? | NPMT010 |
| Powell | 1982.06.01 | Corr. Powell to Brennan, Intent to Await Dissent | Powell | NPMT011 |
| Powell | 1982.06.01 | Corr. White to Brennan, Intent to Undertake Dissent | White | NPMT012 |
| Powell | 1982.06.02 | Corr. Stevens to Brennan, Request to Join | Stevens | NPMT013 |
| Powell | 1982.06.17 | Corr. Burger to White, Request to Join | Burger | NPMT014 |
| Powell | 1982.06.18 | Corr. Powell to White, Request to Join | Powell | NPMT015 |
| Powell | 1982.06.21 | Corr. Blackmun to Brennan, Request to Join | Blackmun | NPMT016 |
| Powell | N/A | Tally Sheet of Justices' Votes on Opinion (Powell) | Powell | NPMT017 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.22 | Concurrence in Part -1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | NPMT018 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.23 | Dissent - 2nd Draft (White) | White | NPMT019 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.23 | Memo to Conference | White | NPMT020 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.24 | Concurrence in Part - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | NPMT021 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.24 | Memo to Conference | White | NPMT022 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.24 | Memo to Conference Proposing to Amend Opinion Footnote | Brennan | NPMT023 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.24 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Conditional Intent to Join | O'Connor | NPMT024 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.24 | Dissent - Draft (Burger) | Burger | NPMT025 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.24 | Opinion - 4th Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT026 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.25 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join Concurrence | O'Connor | NPMT027 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.25 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Opinion Headline | Brennan | NPMT028 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.25 | Memo to Conference, Amended Footnote | White | NPMT029 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.25 | Dissent - Final Draft (White) | White | NPMT030 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.25 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Burger) | Burger | NPMT031 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.28 | Slip Opinion (Syllabus) | N/A | NPMT032 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.28 | Slip Opinion | N/A | NPMT033 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.21 | Corr. Blackmun to Brennan, Request to Join | Blackmun | NPMT034 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.18 | Corr. Powell to White, Request to Join | Powell | NPMT035 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.18 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT036 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.17 | Corr. Burger to White, Request to Join | Burger | NPMT037 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.09 | Corr. Marshall to Brennan, Request to Join | Marshall | NPMT038 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.14 | Dissent - 1st Draft (White) | White | NPMT039 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.08 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT040 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.02 | Corr. Stevens to Brennan, Request to Join | Stevens | NPMT041 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.01 | Corr. Powell to Brennan, Intent to Await Dissent | Powell | NPMT042 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.01 | Corr. White to Brennan, Intent to Undertake Dissent | White | NPMT043 |
| Marshall | 1982.06.01 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT044 |
| Blackmun | 1982.04.30 | Conference Notes (Blackmun) | Blackmun | NPMT045 |
| Blackmun | 1982.04.27 | Argument Notes (Blackmun) | Blackmun | NPMT046 |
| Blackmun | 1981.10.06 | Pool Memo (w/ Blackmun Notes) | N/A | NPMT047 |
| Blackmun | 1981.10.06 | Bench Memo (Blackmun) | N/A | NPMT048 |
| Blackmun | 1983.04.26 | Corr. Hubert L. Will to Blackmun, Prefacing Enclosed Opinion | Hubert L. Will | NPMT049 |
| Blackmun | 1983.04.19 | Memo Opinion (Hubert L. Will) | Hubert L. Will | NPMT050 |
| Blackmun | 1982.08.24 | Corr. from Judge Coleman | Stephen B. Coleman | NPMT051 |
| Blackmun | 1982.08.20 | Corr. from Judges Paine and Lundin | George C. Paine II | NPMT052 |
| Blackmun | 1982.08.20 | Corr. from Judges Paine and Lundin (Duplicate) | George C. Paine II | NPMT053 |
| Blackmun | N/A | Resolution of the Judicial Confernce | N/A | NPMT054 |
| Blackmun | N/A | Memo to Judicial Conference, Prefacing Rule and Position Paper | N/A | NPMT055 |
| Blackmun | N/A | Resolution of the Judicial Confernce, Sample Order | N/A | NPMT056 |
| Blackmun | N/A | Emergency Post-Northern Pipeline Rule | N/A | NPMT057 |
| Blackmun | 1982.09.27 | Memo from A/O re Northern Pipeline | William E. Foley | NPMT058 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.18 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT059 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.14 | Dissent - 1st Draft (White) | White | NPMT060 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.24 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Burger) | Burger | NPMT061 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.22 | Concurrence in Part - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | NPMT062 |
| Blackmun | 1982.05.03 | Corr. Rehnquist to Burger, Tentative Intent to Affirm | Rehnquist | NPMT063 |
| Blackmun | 1982.05.03 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Reversal | Burger | NPMT064 |
| Blackmun | 1982.05.03 | Corr. Brennan to Burger, Intent to Undertake Opinion | Brennan | NPMT065 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.01 | Corr. White to Brennan, Intent to Undertake Dissent | White | NPMT066 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.01 | Corr. Powell to Brennan, Intent to Await Dissent | Powell | NPMT067 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.02 | Corr. Stevens to Brennan, Request to Join | Stevens | NPMT068 |
| Blackmun | 1982.08.04 | Memo Clerk to Blackmun, re Stay of Mandate | N/A | NPMT069 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.24 | Memo to Conference, Proposing to Amend Opinion Footnote | Brennan | NPMT070 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.24 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Conditional Intent to Join | O'Connor | NPMT071 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.24 | Memo to Conference, Amended Footnote | White | NPMT072 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.23 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Insertion of Footnote in Dissent | White | NPMT073 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.21 | Corr. Blackmun to Brennan, Request to Join | Blackmun | NPMT074 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.18 | Corr. Powell to White, Request to Join Dissent | Powell | NPMT075 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.25 | Memo to Conference, Final Draft of Foonote 3 | White | NPMT076 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.25 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Opinion Headline | Brennan | NPMT077 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.25 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join Concurrence | O'Connor | NPMT078 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.28 | Memo to Conference, re Held Cases | Brennan | NPMT079 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.28 | Supplemental Memo to Conference, re Held Cases | Brennan | NPMT080 |
| Blackmun | 1982.10.04 | Memo from Legal Office, re Motion for Stay | The Legal Office | NPMT081 |
| Blackmun | 1982.06.28 | Slip Opinion | N/A | NPMT082 |
| White | 1982.05.03 | Corr. Brennan to Burger, Intent to Undertake Opinion | Brennan | NPMT083 |
| White | 1982.05.03 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Reversal | Burger | NPMT084 |
| White | 1982.05.03 | Corr. Rehnquist to Burger, Tentative Intent to Affirm | Rehnquist | NPMT085 |
| White | 1982.05.04 | Corr. Burger to White, Request to Undertake Dissent | Burger | NPMT086 |
| White | 1982.06.01 | Corr. White to Brennan, Intent to Undertake Dissent | White | NPMT087 |
| White | 1982.06.01 | Corr. Powell to Brennan, Intent to Await Dissent | Powell | NPMT088 |
| White | 1982.06.01 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT089 |
| White | 1982.06.02 | Corr. Stevens to Brennan, Request to Join | Stevens | NPMT090 |
| White | 1982.06.08 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT091 |
| White | 1982.06.09 | Corr. Marshall to Brennan, Request to Join | Marshall | NPMT092 |
| White | 1982.06.17 | Corr. Burger to White, Request to Join | Burger | NPMT093 |
| White | 1982.06.18 | Corr. Powell to White, Request to Join Dissent | Powell | NPMT094 |
| White | 1982.06.18 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT095 |
| White | 1982.06.21 | Corr. Blackmun to Brennan, Request to Join | Blackmun | NPMT096 |
| White | 1982.06.22 | Dissent - 2nd Draft (White) | White | NPMT097 |
| White | 1982.06.22 | Concurrence in Part - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | NPMT098 |
| White | 1982.06.23 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Insertion of Footnote in Dissent | White | NPMT099 |
| White | 1982.06.24 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Insertion of Footnote in Dissent | White | NPMT100 |
| White | 1982.06.24 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Conditional Intent to Join | O'Connor | NPMT101 |
| White | 1982.06.24 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Burger) | Burger | NPMT102 |
| White | 1982.06.24 | Concurrence in Part - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | NPMT103 |
| White | 1982.06.25 | Memo to Conference, Final Draft of Foonote 3 | White | NPMT104 |
| White | 1982.06.25 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Opinion Headline | Brennan | NPMT105 |
| White | 1982.06.25 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join Concurrence | O'Connor | NPMT106 |
| White | 1982.06.25 | Dissent - 2nd Draft (White) | White | NPMT107 |
| White | 1982.06.25 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Burger) | Burger | NPMT108 |
| White | 1982.06.14 | Dissent - 1st Draft (White) | White | NPMT109 |
| White | 1982.06.28 | Dissent - Printed Draft (White) [Lacks Even Pages] | White | NPMT110 |
| White | 1982.06.28 | Slip Opinion (Syllabus) | N/A | NPMT111 |
| White | 1982.06.28 | Slip Opinion | N/A | NPMT112 |
| White | 1982.09.10 | Memo to Reporter, re Revisions to Opinion | N/A | NPMT113 |
| White | 1982.09.10 | Memo from Reporter, re Revisions to Opinion | N/A | NPMT114 |
| N/A | 1982.04.27 | Transcript of Oral Argument | N/A | NPMT115 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.01 | Opinion - 1st Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT116 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.08 | Opinion - 2nd Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT117 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.18 | Opinion - 3rd Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT118 |
| Brennan | n.d. | Vote to Affirm Judgement of District Court | Brennan | NPMT119 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.02 | Corr. Stevens to Brennan, Request to Join | Stevens | NPMT120 |
| Brennan | n.d. | Vote to Affirm Judgement of District Court | Brennan | NPMT121 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.22 | Concurrence in Part - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | NPMT122 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.01 | Corr. White to Brennan, Intent to Undertake Dissent | White | NPMT123 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.01 | Corr. Powell to Brennan, Intent to Await Dissent | Powell | NPMT124 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.09 | Corr. Marshall to Brennan, Request to Join | Marshall | NPMT125 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.17 | Corr. Burger to White, Request to Join | Burger | NPMT126 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.17 | Corr. Burger to White, Request to Join | Burger | NPMT127 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.18 | Corr. Powell to White, Request to Join | Powell | NPMT128 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.14 | Dissent - 1st Draft (White) | White | NPMT129 |
| Brennan | n.d. | Resolution of the Judicial Congress of the U.S. | N/A | NPMT130 |
| Brennan | 1982.09.23 | Rule & Position Paper of the Judicial Congress | DeMascio, Robert E. | NPMT131 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.24 | Opinion - 4th Draft (Brennan) | Brennan | NPMT132 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.24 | Memo to Conference, Noting New Footnote in Brennan Opinion | White | NPMT133 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.24 | Memo to Conference, Proposing to Amend Opinion Footnote | Brennan | NPMT134 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.25 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Opinion Headline | Brennan | NPMT135 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.23 | Dissent - 2nd Draft (White) | White | NPMT136 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.28 | Supplemental Memo to Conference, re Held Cases | Brennan | NPMT137 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.21 | Corr. Blackmun to Brennan, Request to Join | Blackmun | NPMT138 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.22 | Concurrence in Part - 1st Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | NPMT139 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.23 | Memo to Conference, Notice of Insertion of Footnote in Dissent | White | NPMT140 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.24 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Conditional Intent to Join | O'Connor | NPMT141 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.25 | Corr. O'Connor to Rehnquist, Request to Join Concurrence | O'Connor | NPMT142 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.24 | Dissent - 1st Draft (Burger) | Burger | NPMT143 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.24 | Memo to Conference, Proposing to Amend Opinion Footnote | Brennan | NPMT144 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.24 | Concurrence in Part - 2nd Draft (Rehnquist) | Rehnquist | NPMT145 |
| Brennan | 1982.06.25 | Dissent - 1st Printed Draft | Burger | NPMT146 |
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