dissent

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The UN's Human Rights Office has warned the death penalty is increasingly being used to silence political dissent.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

It was issued by the court in the form of a one-line order, with no explanation and no recorded dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In his dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas argued that pharmaceutical companies “cannot, in any legally relevant sense, be irreparably harmed by a court order that makes it more difficult for them to commit crimes.”

From Salon • May 15, 2026

At the last meeting, there was a rare outpouring of dissent, with three members declaring that the Fed should indicate a rate hike could be on the cards to combat inflation.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Justice Thurgood Marshall acknowledged as much in his dissent in Bostick, noting “the basis of the decision to single out particular passengers during a suspicionless sweep is less likely to be inarticulable than unspeakable.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander