Conference votes are tentative and can change before the decision is announced
Evidence
Once the Court has reached its tentative decision on a case—the vote in conference is only tentative, because justices can change their minds up to the time that the decision is announced—a justice is assigned to write the opinion of the Court. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 946
Categorization
- XREF: Directly relevant to course goal of understanding judicial processes and how majority coalitions form around opinions. — connects to: Supreme Court conference discussions rarely change justices’ votes. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 941; Supreme Court justices change their conference votes nine percent of the time — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1571; Supreme Court conference discussions rarely change justices’ pre-formed views — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1562 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Supreme Court justices change their conference votes nine percent of the time
#exemplifies(0.92) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1571 - Supreme Court conference discussions rarely change justices’ pre-formed views
#complicates(0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1562 - Conference discussion rarely changes a justice’s vote because format discourages interchange
#complicates(0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1562 - A political vote can express dwelling with uncertainty rather than a positive program
#expands(0.74) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 523 - Supreme Court decisions are announced in open court according to fixed seniority conventions
#qualifies(0.72) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1583 - Supreme Court opinion announcements follow fixed protocol in open court
#qualifies(0.72) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 954