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Cousins V. Wigoda (1974)

 

Document 1

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 18th, 1974
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William O. Douglas
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: December 18th, 1974
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: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: December 19th, 1974
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: Byron R. White
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: December 19th, 1974
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: William H. Rehnquist
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: None
On: December 19th, 1974
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: Will Write Concurring Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a concurring opinion draft, including that a concurring opinion will be out soon or that a revised draft of the concurring opinion will be circulated; this may also apply to opinions that concur in part or concur in the judgment or result

Document 6

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 24th, 1974
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 7

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 26th, 1974
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 8

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 27th, 1974
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 9

From: Potter Stewart
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: December 30th, 1974
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 10

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 2nd, 1975
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 11

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 8th, 1975
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 12

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: January 8th, 1975
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 13

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: January 9th, 1975
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.