From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Harry A. Blackmun
Copied: Warren E. Burger, Potter Stewart, William H. Rehnquist
On: June 12th, 1980
Action: Change is AcceptableMemo indicating that a change to majority opinion is acceptable to a justice (e.g., suggested change is ok with me; like changes in majority opinion).
Action: Join Majority If...Justice sends memo to majority opinion author that states that the conditions under which the justice can or will not join the majority opinion; this includes memos with language like will join if..., will join the majority opinion if author makes changes suggested by another justice, or will join part of majority opinion if...; these memos may also state that a justice cannot join majority opinion if..., or could not join an opinion with a particular point, will withdraw join if...