Judges and Judiciary,
Appellate Practice
Apr. 1, 2019
On dissents
What good is a dissenting opinion?
Myron Moskovitz
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Moskovitz Appellate Team
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UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal
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What good is a dissenting opinion?
Maybe no good. By questioning the majority opinion, a dissent might undermine the majority opinion's authority -- and perhaps the authority of the court itself. (Today, the "by the court" opinion is the dominant form used by appellate courts in most European countries. No published dissents, and no named authors -- thereby maint...
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