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At&t Technologies, Inc. V. Communications Workers (1985)

 

Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: January 24th, 1986
Action: Will Circulate Majority Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a majority opinion draft, including that an opinion will be out soon or that the author will revise majority opinion without stating the changes

Document 2

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 26th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 3

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 27th, 1986
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: 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 4

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: February 27th, 1986
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: Byron R. White
Copied: None
On: March 6th, 1986
Action: Disagree with Another Justice's Suggestion
Memo states that the justice disagrees with another justice's suggestion to the majority opinion author. The identity of the justice whose suggestion is countered is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 6

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 6th, 1986
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: William H. Rehnquist
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 6th, 1986
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 8

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 10th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 9

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 10th, 1986
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 10

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 10th, 1986
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 11

From: Byron R. White
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: None
On: March 10th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 12th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 13

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 1st, 1986
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 14

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 2nd, 1986
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 15

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: April 2nd, 1986
Action: Join Concurrence
Memos where a justice states that they join a concurring opinion, including joining a concurrence in part, joining a concurrence in judgment or result, or joining a concurrence at foot. The identity of the concurring opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 16

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 3rd, 1986
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 17

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: April 3rd, 1986
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: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: April 3rd, 1986
Action: Join Concurrence
Memos where a justice states that they join a concurring opinion, including joining a concurrence in part, joining a concurrence in judgment or result, or joining a concurrence at foot. The identity of the concurring opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 19

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 4th, 1986
Action: Concurring Opinion
This refers to a concurring opinion draft

Document 20

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 9th, 1986
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