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Records Pertaining to Samuel Alito

Released on December 23, 2005

Record Group 60: Department of Justice
Accession #60-89-1
Files of Stephen Galebach

(All documents are in PDF format )


Box No. Title
8 Independent Counsel/Deaver Case
2. Memorandum from James M. Spears, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, to Samuel A. Alito, Jr., William C. Bryson, Charles J. Cooper, James I. K. Knapp, David M. McIntosh, John N. Richardson, Gregory S. Walden, William F. Weld regarding Deaver v. Seymour, Civ. No. 87-0477 (D.D.C.) (No Date) (178 pages).
9 SHG/Litigation Strategy Working Group
1. Memorandum from Donald B. Ayer, Deputy Solicitor General, and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Attorney-Advisor, to Samuel A. Alito, Steven G. Calabresi, Michael A. Carvin, Roger B. Clegg, T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., Stephen H. Galebach, John C. Harrison, Kevin R. Jones, Roger J. Marzulla, David M. McIntosh, Roger M. Olsen, Charles F. Rule, James M. Spears, Victoria Toensing regarding Litigation Strategy Working Group (January 5, 1987). (2 pages)

2. Memorandum from Donald B. Ayer, Deputy Solicitor General, and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Attorney-Advisor, to Samuel A. Alito, Steven G. Calabresi, Michael A. Carvin, Roger B. Clegg, T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., Stephen H. Galebach, John C. Harrison, Kevin R. Jones, James I. Knapp, Roger J. Marzulla, David M. McIntosh, Roger M. Olsen, Charles F. Rule, James M. Spears, Victoria Toensing regarding Litigation Strategy Working Group. (October 27, 1986) Includes a memorandum from Roger J. Marzulla, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Raymond B. Ludwiszewski, Special Counsel, Land & Natural Resources Division regarding Role of Intervenors in Suits Settled by Consent Decrees in the Wake of Local 93, International Association of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland, 106 S. Ct. 3063 (July 2, 1986). (October 24, 1986) Also includes a memorandum from Edwin Meese III, Attorney General, to All Assistant Attorneys General and All United States Attorneys regarding Department Policy Regarding Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements. (March 13, 1986) (8 pages)

3. Memorandum from Donald B. Ayer, Deputy Solicitor General, and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Attorney-Advisor, to Samuel A. Alito, Steven G. Calabresi, Michael A. Carvin, Roger B. Clegg, T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., Stephen H. Galebach, John C. Harrison, Kevin R. Jones, James I. Knapp, Roger J. Marzulla, David M. McIntosh, Roger M. Olsen, Charles F. Rule, James M. Spears, Victoria Toensing regarding Litigation Strategy Working Group. (December 1, 1986) (2 pages)

4. Memorandum from Donald B. Ayer, Deputy Solicitor General, and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Attorney-Advisor, to Samuel A. Alito, Steven G. Calabresi, Michael A. Carvin, Roger B. Clegg, T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., Stephen H. Galebach, John C. Harrison, Kevin R. Jones, Roger J. Marzulla, David M. McIntosh, Roger M. Olsen, James M. Spears, Victoria Toensing regarding Litigation Strategy Working Group: Alternative Sentencing Guidelines. (October 3, 1986) Includes a draft memorandum from Edwin Meese III, Attorney General, to All Assistant Attorneys General and All United States Attorneys regarding Department Policy Regarding Conditions of Probation and "Alternative Sentences." (No Date) (12 pages)

5. Memorandum from Donald B. Ayer, Deputy Solicitor General, and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Attorney-Advisor, to Samuel A. Alito, Steven G. Calabresi, Michael A. Carvin, Roger B. Clegg, T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., Stephen H. Galebach, John C. Harrison, Kevin R. Jones, Roger J. Marzulla, David M. McIntosh, Roger M. Olsen, James M. Spears, Victoria Toensing regarding Litigation Strategy Working Group. (September 2, 1986) Includes a memorandum from Donald B. Ayer to the Litigation Strategy Working Group regarding Possible Separation of Powers Issues. (September 2, 1986) Also includes a memorandum from John Harrison to the Litigation Strategy Working Group regarding Contracts Clause Cases (September 2, 1986) and a memorandum from Michael A. Carvin, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, to the Litigation Strategy Working Group regarding Profiles of Religion Cases (September 2, 1986). (10 pages)

6. Memorandum from Donald B. Ayer, Deputy Solicitor General, and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Attorney-Advisor, to Samuel A. Alito, Steven G. Calabresi, Michael A. Carvin, Roger B. Clegg, T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., Stephen H. Galebach, John C. Harrison, Kevin R. Jones, Roger J. Marzulla, David M. McIntosh, Roger M. Olsen, James M. Spears, Victoria Toensing regarding Litigation Strategy Working Group. (August 11, 1986) (2 pages)

7. Memorandum from Donald B. Ayer, Deputy Solicitor General, and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Attorney-Advisor, to Samuel A. Alito, Steven G. Calabresi, Michael A. Carvin, Roger B. Clegg, T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., Stephen H. Galebach, John C. Harrison, Kevin R. Jones, Roger J. Marzulla, David M. McIntosh, Roger M. Olsen, James M. Spears, Victoria Toensing regarding Litigation Strategy Working Group. (July 21, 1986) Includes a draft memorandum from Edwin Meese III, Attorney General, to All Assistant Attorneys General and All United States Attorneys regarding Department Policy Regarding Conditions of Probation, "Alternative Sentences," and Other Non-Traditional Responses to Civil and Criminal Violations. (February 3, 1986) (11 pages)

SG/Nixon Archives
1. Handwritten note from Sam Alito to Steve regarding return of original documents. (May 21, 1986) (1 page)

2. Handwritten notes, Mtg w/ Jack Miller - Stan Mortensen. (No Date) (2 pages)

3. Handwritten note from Mike Horowitz to Ken Cribb regarding Nixon Papers Regulations. (No Date) Includes a memorandum from Mike Horowitz to Joe Wright and Dennis Thomas regarding Nixon Papers Regulations. (August 13, 1985) (4 pages)

4. Note from John G. Roberts, Jr. to Ken Cribb regarding Nixon papers regulations. (September 3, 1986) Includes a copy of a newspaper article from The Washington Post entitled "Justice Dept. Seeks to Bar Review Suit." (September 3, 1986) (2 pages)

5. Memorandum from Joe Wright to Ken Cribb regarding Nixon Archives Regulation (August 29, 1986) (1 page)

6. Handwritten notes regarding Nixon Papers Regulations (No Date) (1 page)

7. Handwritten notes, Archives Reg, Cooper, Cynkar, Alito, Galebach. (January 27, 1986) (1 page)

8. Handwritten notes, Two area of concern in Archives regs, TRC, CJC, Alito, SHS (January 16, 1986) (1 page)
18 SG/Abortion Alternatives, SG Special Project File
1. Memorandum from Charles Fried to Samuel A. Alito, Charles J. Cooper, Kenneth Cribb, Stephen Galebach, Carolyn Kuhl, William B. Reynolds, Richard Willard regarding Sam Alito's recommendations on abortion cases. (June 3, 1985) Includes a copy of memorandum from Samuel A. Alito to the Solicitor General regarding Thornburgh c. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, No. 84-495 and Diamond v. Charles, No. 84-1379, with annotated draft introduction to the brief (June 3, 1985) and a post-it note (No Date). (22 pages) Pages from printed court decisions not copied.

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