The 2010 Supreme Court case, Wagner v. Tritch, involves the illegal distribution of copyrighted material to foreign consumers via the Internet, which is a new area of law. The 9-0, unanimous vote on the Court is set to overturn the lower appellate court decision that Augustus Tritch was liable for millions of dollars to the plaintiff, Frederick Von Wagner, for illegally distributing his book to overseas customers. Now that the court has voted on the case, explain what must happen next? Describe the different types of opinions that could come from the Court.

Responses will vary. A sample response follows: Now that the Court has reached a decision, albeit a rare unanimous decision, Chief Justice John Roberts will assign the task of composing the majority opinion to either himself or an associate justice. This opinion will articulate the reasoning behind the Court’s decision to overturn the appellate decision. However, while there wouldn’t be a dissenting opinion (there were no dissenters), one or more justices from the majority may write a concurring decision in which they reach the same conclusion as the rest of the Court, but for different reasons.