Word: courtly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Once the court comes to a decision, different justices are assigned to write up the majority and minority opinions. Writing opinions, Breyer said, takes up most of a justice's time...
...behind-the-scenes' in a legislature has to be interesting," Breyer said. "It has to be a story of how those words got there, what they mean and what their purpose is. When our court is working well, or any appellate court, the answers are right in the opinion...
...happens when you're writing your first draft," he said. "Is that really an interesting story? It is for you, it is for your mother possibly. But it's only of mild interest to many of us. But that's the kind of thing that goes on in the court...
...court's efficiency and ability to put the past in its proper perspective has made it successful, Breyer said...
...Discuss it, decide it, over and done," he said of the court's decision making process. "Tomorrow...