When a Supreme Court "dissents" it is disagreeing with the majority opinion.
When a Supreme Court "dissents" it is disagreeing with the majority opinion.
dissenting.
A US Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majority opinion writes a dissenting opinion, explaining why he or she disagrees with the majority.
The dissenting opinion.
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To dissent; if the justices disagree with the majority opinion, they write a dissenting opinion.
The term "minority opinion" is a bit unorthodox, considering those who vote against the majority may not be unified in their reasoning. When a Supreme Court justice wants to express disagreement with the opinion of the Court (usually the majority), he or she may write a dissenting opinion. It is not necessary for the dissenting justice to agree with anyone else on the Court.
No one would write a dissenting opinion.
You could just try this resource:Plessy v. FergusonPrimary source document outlining the Supreme Court's decision and a dissenting opinion. See the related link.
Dissenting means that for one reason or another a judge in an 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.