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Sec V. Sloan (1977)

 

Document 1

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: March 27th, 1978
Action: Memos about Cert Votes
A justice's cert vote (grant, deny, or note probable jurisdiction, join three); suggest they grant cert for specific issue; discussion of which questions cert grant should be limited to; adhere to cert vote; memo about cert petition (e.g., listing it on the conference list (special order list)); case should be relisted; make suggestions to proposed questions in case; any memo about listing or relisting a case

Document 2

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: March 27th, 1978
Action: Memos about Cert Votes
A justice's cert vote (grant, deny, or note probable jurisdiction, join three); suggest they grant cert for specific issue; discussion of which questions cert grant should be limited to; adhere to cert vote; memo about cert petition (e.g., listing it on the conference list (special order list)); case should be relisted; make suggestions to proposed questions in case; any memo about listing or relisting a case

Document 3

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 28th, 1978
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 4

From: John Paul Stevens
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 1st, 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 5

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 1st, 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 6

From: Byron R. White
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 1st, 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 7

From: Potter Stewart
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 1st, 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 8

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 3rd, 1978
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 9

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 1978
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: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 6th, 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 11

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 8th, 1978
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 8th, 1978
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 13

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 9th, 1978
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 14

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 9th, 1978
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 15

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 10th, 1978
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result