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Strait V. Laird (1971)

 

Document 1

From: Potter Stewart
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: November 10th, 1971
Action: Join "Separate Opinion"
Memos where a justice joins an unlabeled opinion or a "separate opinion"; this does not include joinder of dissent or concurring opinions

Document 2

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: November 10th, 1971
Action: Join "Separate Opinion"
Memos where a justice joins an unlabeled opinion or a "separate opinion"; this does not include joinder of dissent or concurring opinions

Document 3

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 10th, 1971
Action: Unlabeled Opinion
This refers to an opinion draft that is not labeled as a dissent, concurrence, or memorandum

Document 4

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: November 11th, 1971
Action: Memos about Cert Votes
A justice's cert vote (grant, deny, or note probable jurisdiction, join three); suggest they grant cert for specific issue; discussion of which questions cert grant should be limited to; adhere to cert vote; memo about cert petition (e.g., listing it on the conference list (special order list)); case should be relisted; make suggestions to proposed questions in case; any memo about listing or relisting a case

Document 5

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 11th, 1971
Action: Unlabeled Opinion
This refers to an opinion draft that is not labeled as a dissent, concurrence, or memorandum

Document 6

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 3rd, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 7

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: April 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: Potter Stewart
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: April 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 9

From: Byron R. White
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: April 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 10

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 10th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 11

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

Document 12

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 25th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 13

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: April 29th, 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 14

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 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 15

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

Document 16

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: William O. Douglas
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 17

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 4th, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 18

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 4th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 19

From: Warren E. Burger
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 17th, 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.