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California V. Texas (1981)

 

Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 27th, 1982
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 2

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: May 17th, 1982
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: 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 3

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 21st, 1982
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 4

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: May 21st, 1982
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: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 25th, 1982
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 6

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: May 27th, 1982
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: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 31st, 1982
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 8

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 4th, 1982
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 9

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: June 4th, 1982
Action: Join Dissent
Memos where a justice states that they join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part, joining a dissent from denial of cert, or joining a dissent at foot. The identity of the dissenting opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.
Action: Withdraw Other "Separate Opinion"
Withdraw Other "Separate Opinion"