USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Prior to the issuance of bound volumes of the U.S. Reports, the Court’s official decisions appear in three temporary forms: (1) bench opinions; (2) slip opinions; and (3) preliminary prints.

Detailed explanation-2: -Describe the three kinds of opinions a Supreme Court justice may write about a decided case: majority opinion, dissenting opinion, concurring opinions.

Detailed explanation-3: -A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law the majority used to decide the case. A concurring opinion agrees with the decision of the majority opinion, but offers comment or clarification or a completely different reason for reaching the same result.

Detailed explanation-4: -A dissenting opinion refers to an opinion written by an appellate judge or Supreme Court Justice who disagrees with the majority opinion in a given case. A party who writes a dissenting opinion is said to dissent.