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Document 1

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 11th, 1979
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 11th, 1979
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 3

From: Potter Stewart
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 14th, 1979
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: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 15th, 1979
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 5

From: John Paul Stevens
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 15th, 1979
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 16th, 1979
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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 17th, 1979
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 H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 21st, 1979
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 9

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Thurgood Marshall
On: May 23rd, 1979
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

Document 10

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Thurgood Marshall
On: May 23rd, 1979
Action: Majority Opinion Author's Response
May be response to a suggestion, reservation, or a separate opinion; may also say that author will respond to another opinion; may state majority opinion author's change to opinion that was not prompted by another justice; may indicate that the opinion is different from the conference discussion; may be a circulation of a portion of the opinion (a footnote, multiple pages without circulating the whole opinion); may be a suggestion from the majority opinion author regarding several options for changing majority opinion; may be a suggestion from the author for a change that could be made to opinion

Document 11

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 26th, 1979
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 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 29th, 1979
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 13

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 31st, 1979
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 14

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 13th, 1979
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 15

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 14th, 1979
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 16

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 15th, 1979
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 17

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1979
Action: Proposes Disposition of Held Cases
Memo lists cases held for an opinion and gives cert votes or votes on the merits for the held cases; justice may state that held cases should be discussed at conference