Slip Opinions are the first version of the Court’s opinions. A “slip” opinion consists of the majority or principal opinion, any concurring or dissenting opinions written by the Justices, and a prefatory syllabus prepared by the Reporter’s Office that summarizes the decision. Opinions for the entire Term are published in the bound volumes of the United States Reports. In case of discrepancies between the slip opinion and any later official version of the opinion–i.e., the preliminary print or bound volume version–the later version controls.
Any governmental or contracting staff working with the Bureau of Customs, and Border Protection (CBP), private companies, lawyers, law students, and professors, governmental/political students and professors interested in how the CBP facilitates lawful international travel and trade will find this a fascinating book of legal precedents, rules and regulations. These publications are invaluable for anyone importing into the United States.
