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A majority opinion explains the reasoning behind the courts ruling while a dissenting opinion explains a disagreement with the courts ruling

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A majority opinion presents the official reasoning behind the courts ruling while a concurring opinion offers different reasoning.

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What is a major difference between a majority opinion and a dissenting opinion issued by the Supreme Court?

A majority opinion presents the official reasoning behind the courts ruling while a concurring opinion offers different reasoning.


What is a major difference between a majority opinion and a concurring opinion issued by the supreme court?

A concurring opinion supports a Supreme Court ruling, while a dissenting opinion opposes it.


What is the major difference between a majority opinion and a concurring opinion issued by the supreme court?

A concurring opinion supports a Supreme Court ruling, while a dissenting opinion opposes it.


What is the difference majority opinion, a dissenting opinion and conccrring opinion?

A concurring opinion is written by a justice who agrees with the outcome reached by the majority, but who came to that conclusion in a different way and wants to write about why. A dissenting opinion is written by a justice who disagreed with the majority and wants his disagreement known and explained


What does dissentient mean?

dissenting, esp. from the opinion of the majority.


What is dissenting opnion?

To differ in opinion, especially with the majority


What are the type of opinion?

Majority, Concurring, Dissenting, and Per Curiam


When a supreme court disagrees with the majority opinion of the court they are?

dissenting.


What word means to disagree with the majority opinion of the Supreme Court?

To dissent; if the justices disagree with the majority opinion, they write a dissenting opinion.


What type of opinion may a justice who disagrees with the majority's decision write?

A dissenting opinion.


When will a justice write a dissenting opinion?

A dissenting opinion is written when a justice disagrees with the majority opinion (which carries the force of law). If a justice is writing a dissenting opinion, that means he or she voted with the minority group, and wants to explain the reason why he or she disagrees with the official Opinion of the Court. Dissenting opinions may be cited, but are not enforceable.


When a Supreme Court justice disagrees with the majority opinion of the Court they are?

dissenting.

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