dissent
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Such warnings from the administration were mentioned by Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent as evidence of the harm suffered by the states already, and reason for the lower court’s ruling halting implementation to hold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Justice Jackson wrote a longer dissent for herself, going into more detail about the states’ injuries.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Vietnamese authorities have historically proven effective at detecting and stifling dissent before it boils over into action.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
A collection of sanctioned parties including Yabloko was allowed to push harmless policy ideas, but never allowed to cross the line into actual dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
But to my surprise, no one mutters in dissent and no one laughs.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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Hammack and Logan previously signaled their eagerness to lean against inflation with rate increases at the July meeting, so their dissents were broadly expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
That number of dissents is unusual and illustrative of the challenge the Fed faces in bringing inflation back down to its two-percent target -- a level it hasn't hit in more than five years.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Three of the 12 senior Fed officials who vote on interest rates favored an increase, marking the most dissents since 2016.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The only way to figure out how the justices decided is if there were dissents.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Justices Black and Douglas wrote separate dissents, but each contended that the controversy was justiciable.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
Three of them dissented last month in favor of raising rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
On Wednesday, three members of the Fed’s rate-setting committee — all leaders of regional Fed banks — dissented from their colleagues, and voted to hike rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
On Wednesday, the Fed chose to keep interest rates steady despite those push factors, although three policymakers dissented and called for an immediate rate hike.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In the weeks before the meeting, half of the voting members of the rate-setting committee, including two who dissented Wednesday, laid out their views publicly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Outstanding people left because the atmosphere at the Radiation Laboratory. . . did not make people who dissented feel they were welcome,” observed David Saxon, the future university president.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The motion was approved on a 10-3 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting, with Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
But there are already dissenting members within the confederations, like Bhutan, the Philippines, and the UAE within Asia, who have all backed Infantino.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The pressure intensified after the Fed on Wednesday held its benchmark rate at 3.5% to 3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting, with three policymakers dissenting in favor of an increase.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
With headline inflation dipping in June, ahead of further rises expected ahead, analysts say they do not expect a rate hike at this meeting -- but that the decision will likely see some dissenting voices.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
In her dissenting opinion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg drew sharply different lessons from the history of the civil rights movement.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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