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Arizona V. Washington (1977)

 

Document 1

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 21st, 1977
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: December 22nd, 1977
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: Warren E. Burger
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: December 27th, 1977
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: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: December 27th, 1977
Action: May Write Concurring Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she may (or will likely) write a concurring opinion; this also applies to opinions that concur in part, concurrences in judgment, or concurrences at foot.

Document 5

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: December 28th, 1977
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: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: None
On: December 28th, 1977
Action: Dissent Opinion Assignment
The memo may ask another justice to write a dissent; a justice may indicate that the dissent will not be assigned right now; memo responding to a dissent assignment (but not accepting assignment, which would be Code 204)

Document 7

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: December 28th, 1977
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 8

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 3rd, 1978
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 9

From: Potter Stewart
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: January 3rd, 1978
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 10

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: January 3rd, 1978
Action: Await Concurrence
Justice awaits a concurring opinion, including an opinion that concurs in part or that concurs in judgment

Document 11

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: January 4th, 1978
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 12

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 4th, 1978
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 13

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 6th, 1978
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 14

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 19th, 1978
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 15

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 23rd, 1978
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 16

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: January 23rd, 1978
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 17

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 14th, 1978
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form