This refers to an opinion that concurs in part with the judgment or result or that concurs in the judgment and concur in part
Document 3
From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 16th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft
Document 4
From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 17th, 1983
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form
Document 5
From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 19th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft
Document 6
From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 19th, 1983
Action: Concur in Judgment in Part
This refers to an opinion that concurs in part with the judgment or result or that concurs in the judgment and concur in part
Document 7
From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 20th, 1983
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft
Document 8
From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 14th, 1983
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
Document 9
From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 30th, 1983
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
