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(Lat., “by the court”), an opinion rendered by the whole court or a majority of it, rather than being attributed to an individual judge. Originally used for summary dispositions of cases, the per curiam has sometimes been the vehicle for major opinions, for example, Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969).
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Per curiam is Latin for “by the court.” An opinion designated by the Supreme Court as a body, instead of by one member, is called a per curiam decision. In Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969), for example, the opinion of the Court was not attributed to a particular justice. Instead, it was announced as a per curiam decision. This kind of opinion is used to summarily deal with an issue in a concise and unsigned opinion that signifies the general authority of the Court.
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[Latin, By the court.] A phrase used to distinguish an opinion of the whole court from an opinion written by any one judge.
Sometimes per curiam signifies an opinion written by the chief justice or presiding judge; it can also refer to a brief oral announcement of the disposition of a case by the court that is unaccompanied by a written opinion.
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In law, a per curiam decision (or opinion or per curiam) is a ruling issued by an appellate court with multiple judges in which the decision rendered was made by the court (or at least, a majority of the court) acting as a whole, anonymously.[1] In contrast to regular opinions, the decision does not list the individual judge responsible for authoring the decision.[1]
Per curiam decisions are not the only type of decision that can reflect the opinion of the court. Other types of decisions can also reflect the opinion of the entire court, such as unanimous decisions, in which the opinion of the court is expressed with an author listed.[2] The Latin term per curiam literally means "by the court."
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The decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court are usually not per curiam.[2] Their decisions more commonly take the form of one or more opinions signed by individual justices which are then joined in by other justices.[2] Unanimous and signed opinions are not considered per curiam decisions, as only the court can officially designate opinions as per curiam.[2] Per curiam decisions tend to be brief in length.[2] The designation is stated at the beginning of the opinion.
The Supreme Court of California occasionally releases decisions in the name of "The Court," but these are not necessarily unanimous. Sometimes an opinion in the name of the Court may be accompanied by extensive concurring and dissenting opinions.[3]
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