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One a Supreme Court Justice disagrees with the majority opinion of the court what is he or she doing?
A US Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majority opinion writes a dissenting opinion, explaining why he or she disagrees with the majority.
What is a written explanation for a US Supreme Court decision called?
Dissent
In what US court is a simple majority of the justices enough to render a Court opinion?
In the US Supreme Court.
This man won the presidency by appealing to the ''silent majority in the us during the 1960s?
Richard Nixon
What is the term for a court opinion reflecting the views of most of the justices in the US Supreme Court?
Majority opinion - Also called the "Opinion of the Court," this is the official verdict in the case that represents the vote of the majority of justicesPlurality opinion - In a case where no opinion received majority support, a plurality is the opinion joined by the most justices
Why was Nixon granted a pardon?
The Democrats wanted to hold a circus trial that would have paralyzed the government for maybe two years, embarrass the Republicans and hurt the US in world opinion. Ford did not want to see that. Also, he believed that Nixon had already been punished severely by having to resign in shame. Maybe, also, he felt he owed Nixon something, since Nixon appointed him Vice-President and then resigned to make him President.
What was the concurring opinion on Sheppard v Maxwell?
maxwell got ten years in prison for not giving sheppard a fair trial
What does a US Supreme Court justice write when agreeing with the majority?
A concurring opinion
What year was president Nixon's impeachment trail ended?
Richard M. Nixon was never impeached. After being assured he would be found guilty in a US Senate impeachment trial, he resigned before that happened on 9August 1974.
Where is a trial held if a president is impeached?
The trial is held in the US Senate with the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court presiding and all Senators voting on guilt (a two-thirds majority vote is required for conviction).
Who wrote the majority decision in Nixon v US?
United States v. Nixon, 418 US 683 (1974)Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote the opinion of a unanimous (8-0) Court. Justice William Rehnquist recused himself because of his close ties to the Nixon administration.[Note: The question originally asked about Nixon v. United States, a case involving appeal of impeachment of a Mississippi federal District Court judge, in 1993. See Related Questions for information about that case.]For more information about United States v. Nixon, see Related Questions, below.
What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the US v. Nixon case of 1974?
Nixon v. United States is not related to the case involving former President Richard Nixon.The Nixon v. US, (1993) ruling listed in United States Reports (the official volumes containing US Supreme Court opinions) is Nixon v. United States, 506 US 224 (1993). This case is not related to former President Nixon, but to an impeached Mississippi US District Court judge, Walter Nixon, who appealed the Senate's impeachment ruling to the US Supreme Court.In that case, the Court determined that impeachment proceedings are non-justiciable, and are political matters, or the province of Congress. The 1993 Nixon case set a formal precedent preventing impeached officials from appealing their impeachment in court.William Rehnquist wrote the opinion of a unanimous Court. Justices Stevens, White and Souter wrote concurring opinions.
