How does the supreme court make decisions?

Hi! Thanks for the question.

The PBS website has a good article on the decision process involved at
the US Supreme Court.

"After the high court's nine justices hear oral arguments, the
decision process begins behind the closed doors of the Supreme Court
conference rooms."

"Only justices attend these closed meetings, and the most junior
justice will send for needed materials and take notes as necessary."

"After voting, the most senior justice in the majority is responsible
for deciding who will write the court's opinion while the most senior
justice on the minority side will also assign the dissent writer."

Only the majority opinion will represent the true decision of the
court.

"THE DECISION PROCESS"
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/supreme_court/history_process.html

You can also read in the next link also from the PBS website on how
the Supreme Court screens and hears the cases that come their way.

"CHOOSING AND HEARING CASES"
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/supreme_court/history_cases.html

It would also be helpful to read the following document on Supreme
Court Procedures coming from the official US Supreme Court website.

"The Court and Its Procedures"
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/www.supremecourtus.gov/about/procedures.pdf

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