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seriatim opinions

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A quick definition of seriatim opinions:

Seriatim opinions are a bunch of opinions written by each judge on the bench, instead of just one opinion for the whole court. An opinion is a written statement explaining a court's decision in a case, including the facts, points of law, rationale, and dicta. There are different types of opinions, such as majority, dissenting, and per curiam opinions. Some opinions are binding, while others are not. A legal opinion is a written document in which an attorney provides their understanding of the law as applied to assumed facts.

A more thorough explanation:

Seriatim opinions are a series of opinions written individually by each judge on the bench, as opposed to a single opinion speaking for the court as a whole. These opinions are usually found in appellate courts, where each judge writes their own opinion on the case instead of agreeing on a single opinion.

For example, in a case where three judges are hearing an appeal, each judge may write their own opinion on the case, explaining their reasoning and decision. This can result in three different opinions on the same case, which can be confusing for lawyers and litigants.

Seriatim opinions are different from majority opinions, where more than half of the judges agree on a single opinion, and dissenting opinions, where one or more judges disagree with the majority opinion.

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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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