The Assignment of the Opinion in a Supreme Court Case

question 33

Multiple Choice

The assignment of the opinion in a Supreme Court case is:

• A) unimportant because the final vote of the justices is the only statement that carries any weight in future cases
• B) important because differences in wording and emphasis can have important implications for how the decision is interpreted in future litigation
• C) unimportant because all justices usually describe their decisions in exactly the same way
• D) important because every word of a decision is legally binding
• E) unimportant because they are rarely, if ever, read by anyone involved in the legal process

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Definitions:

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