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concurring opinion

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A quick definition of concurring opinion:

A concurring opinion is when a judge agrees with the decision made by the majority of the court, but disagrees with the reasons why they made that decision. Instead of just going along with the majority, the judge will write their own opinion explaining why they made the same decision. This opinion is not as important as the majority opinion, but it can still be used to persuade others. Sometimes, a concurring opinion can even become law if it is used in the right way.

A more thorough explanation:

A concurring opinion is a type of judicial opinion that agrees with the majority opinion but differs in reasoning or rationale. Instead of joining the majority, the concurring judge will write a separate opinion explaining the basis for their decision.

Concurring opinions are not binding since they did not receive the majority of the court's support, but they can be used as persuasive material by lawyers. In some rare cases, a concurring opinion may eventually become law.

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote a concurring opinion in which he agreed with the majority's decision but disagreed with their reasoning. He argued that the Court should have relied on the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment instead of the Due Process Clause.

This example illustrates how a concurring opinion can agree with the outcome of a case but differ in the legal reasoning behind it.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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