COM 400: How the Supreme Court makes decisions

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Types of opinions rendered by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court may render one of six types of opinions:
3. Dissenting Opinions

Suppose the minority disagrees with the outcome of a case?

The Justices who disagree will write a dissenting opinion, saying that they disagree with the majority decision and the reasons for that decision. The dissenting Justices will give their own decision and their reasons for that decision.
A dissenting opinion must always consist of a minority of the members of the Court who hear a case. A dissenting opinion may be signed by only one Justice, or by as many as four Justices.

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