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: Potter Stewart
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 7th, 1981
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 4
From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 8th, 1981
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part
Document 5
From: Lewis F. Powell
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 11th, 1981
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: John Paul Stevens
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: None
On: May 11th, 1981
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 7
From: Lewis F. Powell
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: None
On: May 11th, 1981
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 8
From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 11th, 1981
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 9
From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 11th, 1981
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form
Document 10
From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 12th, 1981
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result
Document 11
From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 12th, 1981
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft
Document 12
From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 13th, 1981
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result
Document 13
From: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 13th, 1981
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft
Document 14
From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 14th, 1981
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft
Document 15
From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 18th, 1981
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form
Document 16
From: Warren E. Burger
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 20th, 1981
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 17
From: Thurgood Marshall
To: John Paul Stevens
Copied: Conference
On: May 28th, 1981
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 18
From: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 5th, 1981
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
