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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (39741)	11/21/2000 2:52:20 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Well, you have to expect that the justices already had formed opinions based on both what was in the briefs and what they could see for themselves on TV and in the newspapers. Oral argument is usually just for them to ask questions for two reasons - 1) because they haven't really made up their mind on that issue, or 2) because they have already made up their mind on that point but want the lawyer to talk about it hoping that it will persuade one of the other justices because they think it is a good argument. I thought the Chief Justice was mostly motivated by reason #1, and some of the others by reason #2.