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dissenting opinion

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A quick definition of dissenting opinion:

A dissenting opinion is when a judge disagrees with the majority opinion in a court case and writes their own opinion. This opinion is not the law, but it helps to show different viewpoints on the issue. Sometimes, the ideas in a dissenting opinion can become the law in future cases or lead to new laws being made.

A more thorough explanation:

A dissenting opinion is a written opinion by a judge who disagrees with the majority opinion in a court case. This means that the judge has a different view on the legal issue being decided. The judge who writes a dissenting opinion is said to dissent.

Dissenting opinions are not binding law, which means that future cases are not required to follow them. However, they are important because they preserve minority viewpoints on contested legal issues and contribute to the public debate of these issues. In some rare cases, the views expressed in a dissenting opinion may be adopted as law in future court cases or encourage legislation overriding the majority opinion.

For example, in the case of Katz v. United States, the Supreme Court adopted the dissenting views of Olmstead v. United States when they held that wiretapping infringes upon the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. This means that the dissenting opinion in Olmstead became the majority opinion in Katz.

Another example is the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, where the Supreme Court upheld racial segregation in public facilities. Justice John Marshall Harlan wrote a famous dissenting opinion, arguing that "our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens." This dissenting opinion became influential in the civil rights movement and eventually led to the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregation unconstitutional.

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i make around that in a hcol area and feel like im balling out while saving over 20% of my income
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if I want to transfer to nyu is it better to go to washu or cardozo
(also why does nyu accept so many transfers from brooklyn lmao, what other t125 will let you transfer that high)
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transferring is grades dependent so "better" is a little weird to define - a lot of ppl don't want to give up schollys/networks for ranking purposes. that being said im going to dozo and hoping for a nyu transfer lol
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i think they take a lot from brooklyn just by the nature of being a nyc school. 3 out of 15 transfers out of cardozo went to nyu last year which is technically a good sign but you'd consider that the rate of ppl at washu wanting to move to nyc and pay sticker after a year is probably lower than the rate of ppl at nyc schools who want to
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i dont really know how important it is to be median vs 75th of transfer gpa but id imagine keeping a B+/A- average is pretty hard in 1L and easier said than done
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