Which of the Following Is Not True in Regard to the Writing

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true in regard to the writing of opinions in Supreme Court cases?

• A) Only the chief justice can write the Court's final opinion.
• B) Any justice is free to write a dissenting opinion.
• C) Justices will use concurring opinions to address the reasons that they agree with the outcome but not with the reasoning.
• D) Dissenting opinions may be referred to in briefs written by other lawyers, but they carry no legal authority.

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