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Postal Service V. Council Of Greenburgh Civic Associations (1980)

 

Document 1

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 26th, 1981
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Potter Stewart
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 26th, 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 3

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: None
On: May 27th, 1981
Action: May Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice states the intent to join the majority opinion later (e.g., may join majority; will probably join majority; could join majority; agree tentatively; inclined to join; close to joining; agrees generally; agree with most of opinion; in basic agreement; intend to join; am prepared to join; expect to join; expect to join part of majority opinion; join unless someone else dissents; will join majority opinion if no majority exists; join unless someone else persuades me
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 4

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
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 5

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: June 8th, 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: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 8th, 1981
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 7

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 9th, 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 8

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 10th, 1981
Action: Dissenting Opinion Author's Response
May be a response to a suggestion, majority opinion, or another separate opinion; it may say the author made changes and see the attached opinion; it may indicate the opinion has been changed although not prompted by someone else

Document 9

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 10th, 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 10

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 10th, 1981
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 11

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 11th, 1981
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: June 15th, 1981
Action: Cover Memo to Majority Opinion or Per Curiam Opinion
This includes a cover memo to memorandum opinion if written by the assigned author; cover memo to changes to majority opinion

Document 13

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 15th, 1981
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 14

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 16th, 1981
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 15

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 16th, 1981
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 16

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Harry A. Blackmun
Copied: None
On: June 17th, 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 17

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 17th, 1981
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 18

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1981
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 19

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1981
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 20

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1981
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 21

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 18th, 1981
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 22

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: June 19th, 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.
Action: Withdraw Concurring Opinion
This includes withdrawn concurrences in part, concurrence in judgment, and concurrence at foot

Document 23

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 30th, 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