When the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case
- the Chief Justice writes a majority opinion if he or she was in the majority
- the Chief Justice writes the dissenting opinion if he or she was in the majority
- the U.S. Supreme Court justices select an associate justice to write the minority and majority opinions
- the U.S. Supreme Court justices select two associate justices to write the minority and majority opinions
when the U.s supreme court decides a case, The chief justice writes a majority opinion if he or she was in the majority The chief justice usually assign a trusted person to writes this opinion