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Dissent

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‘Cannot interject themselves’: Trump DOJ says states suing over president’s mass firings have no ‘legitimate claims’ and are doomed to fail in federal court

‘Government repeatedly mischaracterizes’: Judge’s frustrated dissent previews parade of horribles to come after Trump given green light to fire federal workers

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at an election night…
‘Appointed himself as an expert witness’: Federal judge blasted by colleagues for issuing unusual video dissent showcasing his extensive knowledge of handguns

‘Appointed himself as an expert witness’: Federal judge blasted by colleagues for issuing unusual video dissent showcasing his extensive knowledge of handguns

U.S. Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke demonstrates the use of handguns in his…
‘Flies in the face of human nature’: Stunned dissent takes Minnesota Supreme Court to task for new self-defense rule that mandates a ‘duty to retreat before making threats’

‘Flies in the face of human nature’: Stunned dissent takes Minnesota Supreme Court to task for new self-defense rule that mandates a ‘duty to retreat before making threats’

Left inset: Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Thissen (Minnesota Courts). Right inset:…
‘The President is now a king above the law’: Sotomayor dissent in Trump immunity case accuses majority of ‘judicial activism’ in ‘twisted’ opinion that ‘has no basis in law’

‘The President is now a king above the law’: Sotomayor dissent in Trump immunity case accuses majority of ‘judicial activism’ in ‘twisted’ opinion that ‘has no basis in law’

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a panel discussion at the…
‘The majority disdains restraint, and grasps for power’: Kagan’s angry dissent accuses Roberts of judicial overreach as SCOTUS puts an end to administrative law as we know it

‘The majority disdains restraint, and grasps for power’: Kagan’s angry dissent accuses Roberts of judicial overreach as SCOTUS puts an end to administrative law as we know it

Left: FILE – U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at…
With Thomas in Dissent, Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Domestic Abusers Owning Guns

With Thomas in Dissent, Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Domestic Abusers Owning Guns

It’s been a heavy toll. (© FlaglerLive) The U.S. Supreme Court Friday…
‘Blesses the Government’s abject noncompliance’: Alito pens divisive opinion curtailing immigrant rights over sharply-worded dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson

‘Blesses the Government’s abject noncompliance’: Alito pens divisive opinion curtailing immigrant rights over sharply-worded dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson

Left: Justice Sam Alito (YouTube/The Heritage Foundation). Right: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson…

Russians are voting in an election that holds little suspense after Putin crushed dissent

Russia began three days of voting on Friday in a presidential election…
Were liberal justices ready to dissent in Trump insurrection clause case? Metadata suggests they were.

Were liberal justices ready to dissent in Trump insurrection clause case? Metadata suggests they were.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elena Kagan Jackson. (Collection of…
The Colorado Supreme Court building. (Wikimedia Commons)

A Colorado Justice’s Dissent on Insurrectionists Signals Trouble or Democracy

The Colorado Supreme Court building. (Wikimedia Commons) By Quentin Young A majority…