The truth.... or lack of it.
Evidence, testimony of witnesses, rule of law.
Public Opinion is a huge one. Since the eye of the people is so close on the Supreme Court given the consequences of its decisions, there is evidence that the Supreme Court is affected by the will of the people. Also, amicus briefs can influence Supreme Court votes.
No, the Supreme Court is not elected by the people. Supreme Court Justices are nominated by the President, and then the Senate votes to confirm them.
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They are to break tie votes and they are the boss of the supreme court
No one would write a dissenting opinion.
Maybe whether the nominee can garner enough votes from the Senate to be appointed to the Court.
Maybe. The Supreme Court found for Bush.
Early in Chief Justice Marshall's tenure on the Supreme Court, the majority of votes were unanimous; the other justices usually voted with Marshall, who then wrote the opinion of the court himself.Marshall's influence weakened in the waning days of his career, as more Democratic-Republicans were appointed to succeed Federalist justices.
The winner of the popular vote lost the election. The most unusual aspect was the involvement of the Florida Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court in the adjudication of irregular votes that could have changed the result of the election.