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Adams V. Illinois (1971)

 

Document 1

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 4th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Byron R. White
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: January 5th, 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 3

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 11th, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 4

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: January 24th, 1972
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 5

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 25th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 6

From: Potter Stewart
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: January 25th, 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: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: January 26th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 8

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: February 1st, 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 9

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: February 2nd, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 10

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 2nd, 1972
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 11

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: March 28th, 1972
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