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United States V. American Building Maintenance Industries (1974)

 

Document 1

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 12th, 1975
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 13th, 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.

Document 3

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 15th, 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.

Document 4

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 19th, 1975
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 5

From: Byron R. White
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 21st, 1975
Action: Will Write Dissenting Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a dissenting opinion draft, including that a dissenting opinion will be out soon or that a revised draft of the dissenting opinion will be circulated; this also applies to statements responding to dissent assignments like will be glad to write dissent, self-assignment of dissent (e.g., we are in dissent and I will write it), or requesting permission to write dissent (e.g., is it ok if I write a dissent)

Document 6

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: June 5th, 1975
Action: Join Dissent
Memos where a justice states that they join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part, joining a dissent from denial of cert, or joining a dissent at foot. The identity of the dissenting opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 7

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 5th, 1975
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 8

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 9th, 1975
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 9

From: Byron R. White
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: June 10th, 1975
Action: Concur in Judgment at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a concurrence in judgment or the result be noted at the foot of an opinion, including a concur in judgment or result in part at foot

Document 10

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: June 10th, 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.

Document 11

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 10th, 1975
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1975
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 13

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 12th, 1975
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 14

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: June 12th, 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 15

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: June 12th, 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 16

From: Byron R. White
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: June 12th, 1975
Action: Announcements of Opinion
This includes memos about the timing of a decision announcement (e.g., can we hold this case for a week; opinion should be handed down tomorrow; opinion not ready for case to come down; take as much time as you need); memos about the pace of opinion writing (e.g., a justice’s delay in a case or apologizing for a delay or holding up another justice); memo requesting that a justice make an announcement regarding an opinion

Document 17

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 16th, 1975
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 18

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: June 16th, 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.
Action: Will Not Write "Separate Opinion"
A memo where a justice states that he or she will not write a "separate opinion"

Document 19

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1975
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result