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Tidewater Oil Co. V. United States (1972)

 

Document 1

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 3rd, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 3rd, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 3

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 3rd, 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 4

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: November 6th, 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 5

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 6th, 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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 6th, 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: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 7th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 8

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 7th, 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: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 8th, 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: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 8th, 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 11

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 10th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 12

From: Byron R. White
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 13th, 1972
Action: Concur at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a concurrence (or a concurrence in part) be noted at the foot of an opinion

Document 13

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 14th, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 14

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 16th, 1972
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 15

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 17th, 1972
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 16

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 17th, 1972
Action: Join Concurrence
Memos where a justice states that they join a concurring opinion, including joining a concurrence in part, joining a concurrence in judgment or result, or joining a concurrence at foot. The identity of the concurring opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 17

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 20th, 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.
Action: Withdraw Join of Separate Opinion
This includes withdrawing joins of dissents and concurrences and withdrawing joins of part of a separate opinion. The identity of the separate opinion author whose opinion had previously been joined is located in the JOINED variable.