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What is the importance of a dissenting opinion?
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2011-11-28 22:14:36
A justice may also give a dissenting opinion which gives an
opposing view of the case and presents the reasons for the
opposition.
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What is a dissenting opinion?
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the majority opinion (which carries the force of law). If a justice
is writing a dissenting opinion, that means he or she voted with
the minority group, and wants to explain the reason why he or she
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Dissenting opinions may be cited, but are not enforceable.
A good example is if you have 3 people. One of them wants a blue
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want a red car. Whoever doesn't want a red car, is the dissenting.
(Dissenting is whatever isn't the majority)
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A dissenting opinion DOES tend to give the other side's
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What does the word dissenting mean?
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appellate or a justice in a Supreme Court case disagrees with the
decision of the majority of the other judges. The justice or
justices dissenting will usually write a dissenting opinon to go
along with the main court opinion. The dissenting opinion will
state reasons why the dissenting justices disagree with the
majority decision.
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What is dissenting opnion?
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Was there a dissenting opinions in the brown v board case?
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What is another name for the minority opinion of a US Supreme Court case?
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A justice of the supreme court may write a dissenting opinion to?
add points to the majority opinion
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Who were the concurring and dissenting justices for Morse v Frederick?
You can take a look at the opinions at the link below.
Justice Thomas wrote a concurring opinion
Justice Alito wrote a concurring opinion in which Justice
Kennedy joined
Justice Stevens wrote a dissenting opinion in which Justices
Souter and Ginsberg joined
Justice Breyer wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment in
part and dissenting in part
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Dissenting opinions are written when?
A dissenting opinion is written when a Justice of the Supreme
Court doesn't agree with either the logic of a decision or the
decision itself, and feels strongly enough to write said
opinion.
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Does a dissenting opinion express an opposing viewpoint?
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reasoning about why the Supreme Court should have made a different
decision. While dissenting opinions do not carry the force of law,
they may be cited, and sometimes become a more important part of
case law than the majority opinion.
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Offering a dissenting opinion.
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What word means to disagree with the majority opinion of the Supreme Court?
To dissent; if the justices disagree with the majority opinion,
they write a dissenting opinion.
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Who decides which justice writes the dissenting opinion in a Supreme Court case?
If the justices who voted against the majority wish to issue a
unified dissenting opinion, they decide amongst themselves who will
author the opinion, then the others, if in agreement, will "join"
the opinion.
Individual justices may write their own (concurring or
dissenting) opinions, regardless of whether they agree with the
majority. Justices may also "join" or sign any other written
opinion they agree with. This generally strengthens the
opinion.
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What was the dissenting opinion for Mapp v Ohio?
The dissenting opinion was that the 4th amendment is only used
by the federal government therefore overruling the exclusionary
rule (rule that illegally obtained evidence should be excluded from
a trial).
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What does it mean when a supreme court justice issues a dissenting opinion?
When a Supreme Court "dissents" it is disagreeing with the
majority opinion.
Asked in Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the dissenting opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson?
You could just try this resource:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Primary source document outlining the Supreme Court's decision
and a dissenting opinion. See the related link.