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Socialist Labor Party V. Gilligan (1971)

 

Document 1

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: None
On: None provided.
Action: Suggestion to Separate Opinion
Memo states includes a justice's suggestion for a separate opinion (e.g., don't agree with reasoning of separate opinion; comment on separate opinion; will join separate opinion if; cannot join separate opinion; will be making suggestion to separate opinion). The identity of the separate opinion author who receives suggestion is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 2

From: William O. Douglas
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 2nd, 1972
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 3

From: Potter Stewart
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 2nd, 1972
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: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 2nd, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 5

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 1972
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: Byron R. White
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 1972
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: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 4th, 1972
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: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 17th, 1972
Action: Memorandum Opinion
This refers to a memorandum opinion draft

Document 9

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 18th, 1972
Action: Memorandum Opinion
This refers to a memorandum opinion draft

Document 10

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: May 18th, 1972
Action: Join Memorandum Opinion (written by non-assigned author)
Memos where a justice states that he or she joins a memorandum opinion that is written by a non-assigned author.

Document 11

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 19th, 1972
Action: Memorandum Opinion
This refers to a memorandum opinion draft

Document 12

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: May 22nd, 1972
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 13

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 22nd, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 14

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 23rd, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 15

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 23rd, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 16

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 25th, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 17

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 29th, 1972
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.