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Turner V. Murray (1985)

 

Document 1

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 3rd, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Sanda Day O'Connor
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: January 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 3

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: January 7th, 1986
Action: Await Dissent
Justice indicates that he or she awaits a dissenting opinion, including opinions that dissent in part

Document 4

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: January 7th, 1986
Action: Will Not Write Dissent in Part and Concur in Part
A memo where a justice states that he or she will not write an opinion that dissents in part and concurs in part

Document 5

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: January 17th, 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 6

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: January 22nd, 1986
Action: Will Write Dissenting Opinion
A memo where a justice states that he or she will circulate a dissenting opinion draft, including that a dissenting opinion will be out soon or that a revised draft of the dissenting opinion will be circulated; this also applies to statements responding to dissent assignments like will be glad to write dissent, self-assignment of dissent (e.g., we are in dissent and I will write it), or requesting permission to write dissent (e.g., is it ok if I write a dissent)

Document 7

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 24th, 1986
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 8

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Lewis F. Powell
Copied: Conference
On: February 26th, 1986
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.

Document 9

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 27th, 1986
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 10

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 28th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 11

From: John Paul Stevens
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: March 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 12

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 17th, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 13

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 28th, 1986
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 14

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 2nd, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 15

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: April 4th, 1986
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 16

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: April 4th, 1986
Action: Join Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
Memos where justices state that they join an opinion that concurs in part and dissents in part; alternatively, the opinion that is joined might concur in judgment and dissent. The identity of the opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 17

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: April 8th, 1986
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 18

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 10th, 1986
Action: Concur in Part and Dissent in Part
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in part and dissents in part, including opinions that concur in judgment and dissent (or dissent in part), concur in judgment in part and dissent (or dissent in part), or dissent in one docket and concurs in another docket

Document 19

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Byron R. White
Copied: Conference
On: April 16th, 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 20

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 21st, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 21

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 23rd, 1986
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft