lydias123
Nov 4, 2014, 07:04 PM
What is dissenting opinion in a supreme court case
ebaines
Nov 5, 2014, 06:52 AM
It's the opinion of a justice who disagrees with the ruling that was reached by the majority of justices.
AK lawyer
Nov 5, 2014, 08:34 AM
I assume OP refers to the United States Supreme Court or a supreme court (highest appellate court) in one of the several states. I note that in New York, and perhaps a few other states, a "supreme court" is a trial court, and not an appellate court.
A dissenting opinion would be written by one of several justices on such an appellate court, which justice would be in the minority in regards to the decision.
A dissenting opinion is generally not precedent (i.e.: binding law on the issues discussed), but can sometimes be cited in other cases and argued to be "persuasive".