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Daniels V. Williams (1985)

 

Document 1

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 4th, 1985
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: December 5th, 1985
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 3

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: December 5th, 1985
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 4

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: December 6th, 1985
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: John Paul Stevens
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: December 10th, 1985
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

Document 6

From: Byron R. White
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: December 17th, 1985
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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 4th, 1986
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 8

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: January 6th, 1986
Action: Concur in Judgment at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a concurrence in judgment or the result be noted at the foot of an opinion, including a concur in judgment or result in part at foot

Document 9

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: January 7th, 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: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: January 7th, 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: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 9th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 15th, 1986
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: January 17th, 1986
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 14

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 22nd, 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