Sentences with phrase «majority opinion authored»
In a majority opinion authored by Ginsburg (Stevens concurred, Breyer recused), the Court found that the Compact did not give New Jersey exclusive jurisdiction over all riparian improvements commencing on its shores.
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My opinion for this happens to be with the majority of NT scholars who think it unlikely that he authored it.
The author of the majority opinion, the late Justice Harry Blackmun, opined, «Roe against Wade was not such a revolutionary opinion at the time.»
While I find the majority opinion in Brown disappointing and even more so the fact that its author was Scalia, in the end there is something for conservatives to take away from the case: a strong judicial precedent that new categories may not be added to the type of content not afforded full First Amendment protection.
The majority of indie authors do not have a budget for developmental editing, and in my opinion shouldn't.
Justice Roca, who was the author of the majority ruling, also filed a concurring opinion.
During his first full term, Justice Gorsuch has thus far authored three majority opinions.
The 5 - 2 majority opinion, authored by Justice Annette Ziegler, affirmed the DNR's decision not to hold a hearing.
-- authored by Circuit Judge Hurwitz [majority decision] and concurring opinion by Circuit Judge Reinhardt; discussed in our Oct. 10, 2015 post: District court in Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act case which substantially reduced fee request was reversed based upon its reliance on inapt practice area hourly rates, upon its discounts for plaintiff's attorneys not delegating tasks to associates given that only small firms prosecuted these type of cases, and upon its use of stale prior fee awards involving fee claimant's attorneys.
Lincoln's oath of office was administered by of all people Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, who authored the majority opinion in Dred Scott.
This collective self - as - author is an important part of the ethos of the Court, for it represents not just the members signing on to the majority opinion, but also the authority of the Court that rests with those members when they agree on a majority opinion.
While the eventual opinion was authored by Justice Scalia and the principal dissent was by Justice Breyer, the fact that Scalia ended up with two opinions from the January sitting and Breyer had none means «it is fair to conclude that Justice Breyer had the majority before Justice O'Connor's retirement, then lost it when Justice Alito joined the Court.»
As the author of the majority opinion Justice Stevens has come under enough flak that he spoke out about his decision, saying he has «always allowed local policymakers wide latitude in determining how best to achieve legitimate public goals.»
The legal commentator in question was none other than Supreme Court Justice Binnie, author of the majority opinion in Marshall, who it appears has now had a hand in reversing the tide he forecasted almost a decade ago.