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  2. Dissenting opinion - Wikipedia

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    A dissent in part is a dissenting opinion which disagrees selectively with one or more parts of the majority holding. In decisions that require holdings with multiple parts due to multiple legal claims or consolidated cases, judges may write an opinion "concurring in part and dissenting in part".

  3. 'The Constitution Is Not a Suicide Pact' - AOL

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    "The Constitution's a sacred document, but it is not a suicide pact," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) said in 2016, voicing support for banning gun possession by people on "no fly" lists. "This is ...

  4. The Constitution is not a suicide pact - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution, however, does not specify who may suspend habeas corpus — Congress or the president or both. Some, including Chief Justice Roger Taney in Ex parte Merryman during the American Civil War , have argued that only Congress may do so, because Article I prescribes the powers of Congress.

  5. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Constitution was a federal one and was greatly influenced by the study of Magna Carta and other federations, both ancient and extant. The Due Process Clause of the Constitution was partly based on common law and on Magna Carta (1215), which had become a foundation of English liberty against arbitrary power wielded by a ruler.

  6. Opinion: We should all dissent from the Supreme Court's ... - AOL

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    As Justice Sonia Sotomayor powerfully said in her dissent in Trump vs. United States, the Supreme Court on Monday made “a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of ...

  7. Liberal justices Sotomayor and Jackson issue scathing ...

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    Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a blistering dissent in the Trump immunity ruling, arguing that it "reshapes the institution of the presidency" and "makes a mockery" of the ...

  8. Dissent - Wikipedia

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    Sticker art arguing that dissent is necessary for democracy. Dissent is an opinion, philosophy or sentiment of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or policy enforced under the authority of a government, political party or other entity or individual. A dissenting person may be referred to as a dissenter.

  9. Sotomayor's dissent: A president should not be a 'king above ...

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    In an unsparing dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the Supreme Court allowed a president to become a “king above the law” in its ruling that limited the scope of criminal charges against ...