In the context of Supreme Court conferences, which of the following statements is true of a dissenting opinion?
A) It can be written by one or more justices.
B) It refers to the opinion of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
C) It occurs when a justice is in agreement with the Court's decision, but for reasons different from the majority opinion.
D) It is expressed by a judge or justice who is in agreement with the majority opinion.
E) It refers to a consensual disagreement of all the nine justices to the Court's decision.
A
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a. In the 2014-2015 budget, 37 percent of the state spending was allocated for education. b. The state's portion of education funding is $70 billion per year. c. The state appropriates over $30 billion a year for higher education. d. The total public and higher education expenditures in the state are much lower than the line item totals in the state appropriations bill.
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a. Modern fracking uses more water than did traditional. b. Traditional fracking was more reliant on horizontal movement of wells. c. Modern fracking is much less labor intensive. d. Modern fracking is not yet subject to any federal regulations. e. Traditional fracking was unable to extract natural gas.
What did Mapp v. Ohio find to be unconstitutional?
a. admitting illegally obtained evidence b. segregated education c. discrimination against homosexuals d. imprisonment without a trial