The Internal Powers of the Chief Justice: The Nineteenth-Century Legacy

The Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court holds the power to assign opinions when in the majority. This basic power was unformed in the early days of the office. White explains the manner in which this power. and the norms of internal opinion circulation at the Supreme Court more generally, took sha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	University of Pennsylvania law review 2006-06, Vol.154 (6), p.1463-1510
1. Verfasser:	White, G. Edward
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American history Associate justices Chief justice History Judges Judges & magistrates Judicial power Legal dispositions Legal evidence Oaths Power Reasoning Seniority Seriatim opinions Supreme Court decisions The Chief Justice from a Historical Perspective Writing assignments
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Zusammenfassung:	The Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court holds the power to assign opinions when in the majority. This basic power was unformed in the early days of the office. White explains the manner in which this power. and the norms of internal opinion circulation at the Supreme Court more generally, took shape during the 19th century.
ISSN:	0041-9907 1942-8537
DOI:	10.2307/40041345