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Vlandis V. Kline (1972)

 

Document 1

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: April 30th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 2

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 1st, 1973
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: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 2nd, 1973
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: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 3rd, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 5

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 3rd, 1973
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 6

From: Potter Stewart
To: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Copied: Conference
On: May 14th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion Author's Response
May be response to a suggestion, reservation, or a separate opinion; may also say that author will respond to another opinion; may state majority opinion author's change to opinion that was not prompted by another justice; may indicate that the opinion is different from the conference discussion; may be a circulation of a portion of the opinion (a footnote, multiple pages without circulating the whole opinion); may be a suggestion from the majority opinion author regarding several options for changing majority opinion; may be a suggestion from the author for a change that could be made to opinion

Document 7

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: None
On: May 14th, 1973
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 8

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 14th, 1973
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 9

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 15th, 1973
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 10

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 15th, 1973
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 11

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: None
On: May 16th, 1973
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 12

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 18th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 13

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 21st, 1973
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 14

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 24th, 1973
Action: Cover Memo to Majority Opinion or Per Curiam Opinion
This includes a cover memo to memorandum opinion if written by the assigned author; cover memo to changes to majority opinion

Document 15

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 24th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 16

From: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 27th, 1973
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: Lewis F. Powell
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: None
On: May 27th, 1973
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author
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 18

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Potter Stewart
Copied: Conference
On: May 29th, 1973
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 19

From: William O. Douglas
To: William H. Rehnquist
Copied: Conference
On: May 29th, 1973
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 20

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 29th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 21

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: May 31st, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 22

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 4th, 1973
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 23

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 4th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 24

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 4th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 25

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 5th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 26

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 5th, 1973
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 27

From: Byron R. White
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 6th, 1973
Action: Concur in Judgment
This refers to an opinion draft that concurs in the judgment or result

Document 28

From: William H. Rehnquist
To: Warren E. Burger
Copied: Conference
On: June 6th, 1973
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 29

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 6th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 30

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 6th, 1973
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 31

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 8th, 1973
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 32

From: Potter Stewart
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: June 12th, 1973
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