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Reviewed on July 15, 2008
When a case is decided, a Supreme Court justice may write the decision (the majority opinion), may agree with the outcome but for different reasons (a concurring opinion), or may disagree (a dissenting opinion). Some chief justices work to keep their colleagues from dissenting, the Court being more authoritative when speaking with one voice-e.g., the 9-0 vote against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education-but dissents exist all the same. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More