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A per curiam opinion is a written statement explaining a court's decision in a case, but without identifying the individual judge who wrote the opinion. It is usually handed down by an appellate court and is often used when the decision is unanimous or when the court wants to avoid controversy.
These examples illustrate how a per curiam opinion is used to convey a court's decision without attributing it to a specific judge. It is often used when the decision is not controversial or when the court wants to avoid drawing attention to individual judges.