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Should a person's opinion on the controversial issue of the day be a factor in his selection as a Supreme Court justice?
A Justice on the Supreme Court, or any court for that matter, has the responsibility to make decisions that are consistant with the Consitution and the Bill of Rights of the United States. Many controversial issues of the day actually do revolve around this very central matter of Constitutionality. Thus, it is possible to make judgments upon an individual nomination based upon this opinion.
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. What does it mean when a Supreme Court justice issues a dissenting opinion?
When a Supreme Court "dissents" it is disagreeing with the majority opinion.
What does mean when a supreme court justice issues a dissenting opinion?
When a Supreme Court "dissents" it is disagreeing with the majority opinion.
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.
Why would a Supreme Court justice write a concurring opinion?
A Supreme Court justice may choose to write a concurring opinion when he or she agrees with the majority decision, but wants to add perceptions or legal reasoning not addressed, or not addressed to that justice's satisfaction, in the majority opinion (opinion of the Court).
A justice of the supreme court may write a dissenting opinion to?
add points to the majority opinion
An opinion written by a Supreme Court Justice who disagrees with the outcome of a case is called a?
dissenting opinion
What does a US Supreme Court justice write when agreeing with the majority?
A concurring opinion
An opinion written by a Supreme Court justice who agrees with a case but does not agree with its legal logic is called a?
concurring opinion
What is an opinion written by a US Supreme Court justice who agrees with the minority opinion?
The term "minority opinion" is a bit unorthodox, considering those who vote against the majority may not be unified in their reasoning. When a Supreme Court justice wants to express disagreement with the opinion of the Court (usually the majority), he or she may write a dissenting opinion. It is not necessary for the dissenting justice to agree with anyone else on the Court.
Who was made Supreme Court Chief Justice after John Marshall's death in 1835?
Roger B. Taney, who presided over the Supreme Court from 1836 until 1864, succeeded John Marshall as Chief Justice. He is best remembered as the man who wrote the controversial opinion in the Dred Scott case declaring slaves were property and could never be citizens of any state, one of the catalysts to the Civil War.
What references does Chief Justice Earl Warren make support the Supreme Court's opinion?
Laws & ruling.
What references does chief justice earl warren make to support the supreme courts opinion?
Laws & ruling.
