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What is an concurring opinion?
A concurring opinion is a decision by one or more judges. It means they have agreed with more than 1 person what your sentence and punishment should be.
Who were the concurring and dissenting justices for Morse v Frederick?
You can take a look at the opinions at the link below.Justice Thomas wrote a concurring opinionJustice Alito wrote a concurring opinion in which Justice Kennedy joinedJustice Stevens wrote a dissenting opinion in which Justices Souter and Ginsberg joinedJustice Breyer wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part
What kind of US Supreme Court decision indicates more members of the majority signed a concurring opinion than the official opinion of the Court?
If more justices agree with a concurring opinion than with the opinion of the Court, the decision is called a plurality.
Why would a Supreme Court justice write a concurring opinion?
A Supreme Court justice may choose to write a concurring opinion when he or she agrees with the majority decision, but wants to add perceptions or legal reasoning not addressed, or not addressed to that justice's satisfaction, in the majority opinion (opinion of the Court).
A justice who agrees with the results reached by the majority of the court but wants to voice disapproval of the grounds on which decsion was made would write a what?
a concurring opinion
