POLI 4021 Mid term LSU-Process of getting to the supreme court

1st step in appealing to the supreme Court 

A document containing the legal written arguements in a case filed with a court by a party prior to a hearing or trail 

• *friend of the court
• briefs submited by interseted parties of the dispute

At least 4 justices must agree to hear a case before certiorari   is grantsed 

both side tyically have 30 mins to present their case. 

•  Justices meet in private to discuss the case and vote on the outcome 
•  The party with  vote wins

when the US supreme court upholds the lower courts ruleing 

when the courtoverturns the lower courts decision 

when the supremem court sends the case back down to the lower court for a rehearing

after the confrenece vote, the cheif justice or the most senior justice in the majority determines the majority opinion writer

The written opinion of the majority of the judges expressing the outcome of the case and the legal reasoning 

Written opinion in non-unaniomus  cases by judges that agrees with the outcome but not the reasonings 

written opinion in non-unanimios  cases by judges disagreeing with the majority opinion