There is time allotted for writing opinions during the two-week period following a sitting for oral arguments, and after all case arguments are completed in April of the current Term. Justices may...
A dissenting opinion is written when a justice disagrees with the majority opinion (which carries the force of law). If a justice is writing a dissenting opinion, that means he or she voted with the...
When a justice dissents in a case, it means he (or she) disagreed with the majority opinion. Sometimes justices dissent without elaboration; other times, they write a dissenting opinion explaining...
You could have a legal decision without an explanation, but the explanations are important because they become part of legal precedent and can be cited in future legal arguments.