If the Chief Justice Is Not in the Majority When

question 18

Multiple Choice

If the chief justice is not in the majority when a case is decided, the responsibility for opinion assignment rests with:

• A)the most junior justice on the court
• B)the most senior associate justice in the minority
• C)the chief justice's law clerks
• D)the most senior associate justice in the majority

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