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The Supreme Court ruled that Nixon had to expose his secret tapes.
The Supreme Court ruled that Nixon had to expose his secret tapes.
The justices consider the cases and state their opinions on each case.
They discuss the case in one or more scheduled conferences, then vote to determine the verdict. The Chief Justice or most senior justice in the majority group writes, or assigns writing, the official opinion of the Court.The opinion is then circulated amongst the justices for comments and suggestions. Other justices may write concurring or dissenting opinions. When the Court is satisfied that the work is complete, they announce their decision.
The Supreme Court of Canada consists of a Chief Justice and eight (8) puisne justices, appointed by the Governor General-in-Council. At least three (3) of the justices on the Supreme Court must be appointed from the province of Québec.
The Watergate Case was filed as United States v. Nixon,418 US 683 (1974).For more information, see Related Links, below.
Dissenting means that for one reason or another a judge in an appellate or a justice in a Supreme Court case disagrees with the decision of the majority of the other judges. The justice or justices dissenting will usually write a dissenting opinon to go along with the main court opinion. The dissenting opinion will state reasons why the dissenting justices disagree with the majority decision.
Lau v. Nichols, 414 US 563 (1974) Lau was was a unanimous (9-0) decision of the Burger Court; Senior Associate Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court.Chief Justice Warren E. BurgerAssociate Justices William O. DouglasWilliam J. Brennan, Jr.Potter StewartByron WhiteThurgood MarshallHarry BlackmunLewis Powell, Jr.William RehnquistOpinionsMajority: Justice Douglas, joined by Justices Brennan, Marshall, Powell and RehnquistConcurring: Justice Stewart, joined by Chief Justice Burger and Justice BlackmunConcurring: Justice WhiteConcurring: Justice Blackmun, joined by Chief Justice Burger
This is not a "What" question, but okay. They would consult the case's dissenting opinion.
The Chief Justice's decision on a case carries the same weight as the other justices. And yes, it must be a majority opinion for the ruling to stand, but the Chief Justice does not have to agree.
There is time allotted for writing opinions during the two-week period following a sitting for oral arguments, and after all case arguments are completed in April of the current Term. Justices may write anytime they choose, however. First, the justices meet in a closed conference to discuss the case and take a preliminary vote. They may then attempt to persuade other justices to their point-of-view before taking a final vote. After the final vote, the Senior member of the majority (the Chief Justice is always most senior) assigns writing the opinion of the Court to one of the justices in the majority. Often, the justice who was least persuaded to the majority perspective is given the task; other times, the opinion is assigned to a justice with particular expertise in the subject matter; or the Chief Justice or Senior Associate may choose to write the opinion him/herself. Those in the minority decide amongst themselves who will write opinions. Any justice may write a concurring or dissenting opinion, or may join one written by another justice.
There is time allotted for writing opinions during the two-week period following a sitting for oral arguments, and after all case arguments are completed in April of the current Term. Justices may write anytime they choose, however. First, the justices meet in a closed conference to discuss the case and take a preliminary vote. They may then attempt to persuade other justices to their point-of-view before taking a final vote. After the final vote, the Senior member of the majority (the Chief Justice is always most senior) assigns writing the opinion of the Court to one of the justices in the majority. Often, the justice who was least persuaded to the majority perspective is given the task; other times, the opinion is assigned to a justice with particular expertise in the subject matter; or the Chief Justice or Senior Associate may choose to write the opinion him/herself. Those in the minority decide amongst themselves who will write opinions. Any justice may write a concurring or dissenting opinion, or may join one written by another justice.