Learn the definition of majority opinion, concurring opinion, and dissent. Explain why the Supreme Court writes majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions. Updated: 11/21/2023 Table of Contents Role of the Supreme Court Supreme Court Majority Opinion Supreme Court Opinion Lesson Summary ...
"Because the State of New York issues public-carry licenses only when an applicant demonstrates a special need for self-defense, we conclude that the State's licensing regime violates the Constitution," conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the Supreme Court ruling. In a dissent, liberal ...
US Supreme Court Issues Two Unanimous Opinions Overturning Federal Circuit Patent Law RulingsLisa J. Pirozzolo
LONDON, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that overturned women's abortion rights has shown that the United States is deeply divided, an opinion piece carried by The Guardian has said. The ruling added to the sense that the United States is "divided, deeply and hopel...
Supreme Court issues 2 rulings, has not yet ruled on student loan, affirmative action casesThe Supreme Court issued two opinions Friday morning but did not touch on cases involving affirmative action and student loans. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.Jun 16, 2023...
U.S. Politics World Opinion Media Entertainment Sports Lifestyle Video AI MoreWatch TV Big Tech Backlash Supreme Court poised to rule on law rolling back Big Tech ability to muzzle opinionsCourt ruling could affect social media ability to label opinions as 'misinformation'...
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Jan. 6 defendant’s bid to narrow the scope of a charge against him. But its ruling didn't help the former president.
This case isn’t a close call. Three judges in Alabama ruled that the state’s congressional district lines likely violated the Voting Rights Act. But a bare majority of the Supreme Court allowed those district lines to be used for the 2022 elections. That is why Thursday’s ...
Pointing to a "strong interest in obtaining finality," Florida Power & Light on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to speed up consideration of a renewed fight about a 2021 settlement that increased the utility's base electric rates. Apr 8, 2024 Impact of Florida Supreme Court ruling on...
and seemed inclined to overturn the ruling of the Colorado Supreme Court that deemed Trump ineligible to be president again. The justices appeared hostile to the notion that states could be the arbiters of the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause,” a post-Civil War amendment intended to bar...