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Opinion-writing assignments in the Supreme Court are decided by the chief justice if in the majority or by the most senior justice in the majority.
Dissenting opinions are assigned by the most senior dissenting justice, with any justice able to write separate concurring or dissenting opinions. All decisions are publicly revealed before the Court's summer adjournment. The process of assigning opinion-writing duties in the Supreme Court is structured and follows specific guidelines:
- If the chief justice is part of the majority, he or she decides who will write the opinion.
- If the chief justice is not in the majority, the most senior justice within the majority makes the decision on who will write the opinion.
- The most senior justice in the dissenting group can assign a member of that group to write the dissenting opinion. Any justice who disagrees with the majority can also write a separate dissenting opinion.
- If a justice agrees with the outcome but not the majority’s reasoning, they may write a concurring opinion.
