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dissenting opinion

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A quick definition of dissenting opinion:

A dissenting opinion is when a judge disagrees with the majority opinion in a court case and writes their own opinion. This opinion is not the law, but it helps to show different viewpoints on the issue. Sometimes, the ideas in a dissenting opinion can become the law in future cases or lead to new laws being made.

A more thorough explanation:

A dissenting opinion is a written opinion by a judge who disagrees with the majority opinion in a court case. This means that the judge has a different view on the legal issue being decided. The judge who writes a dissenting opinion is said to dissent.

Dissenting opinions are not binding law, which means that future cases are not required to follow them. However, they are important because they preserve minority viewpoints on contested legal issues and contribute to the public debate of these issues. In some rare cases, the views expressed in a dissenting opinion may be adopted as law in future court cases or encourage legislation overriding the majority opinion.

For example, in the case of Katz v. United States, the Supreme Court adopted the dissenting views of Olmstead v. United States when they held that wiretapping infringes upon the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. This means that the dissenting opinion in Olmstead became the majority opinion in Katz.

Another example is the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, where the Supreme Court upheld racial segregation in public facilities. Justice John Marshall Harlan wrote a famous dissenting opinion, arguing that "our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens." This dissenting opinion became influential in the civil rights movement and eventually led to the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregation unconstitutional.

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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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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