Question

When the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case: 1. the Chief Justice writes the majority opinion if he or she was in the majority 2. the Chief Justice writes the dissenting opinion if he or she was in the majority 3. the U.S. Supreme Court justices select an associate justice to write the minority and majority opinions 4. the U.S. Supreme Court justices select two associate justices to write the minority and majority opinions

Answer 1

When the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case, "1. the Chief Justice writes the majority opinion if he or she was in the majority", since all such opinions are written within the court itself.