dissent

Justice Alito wrote his own dissent and didn’t join Scalia’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The UN human rights chief has said he is alarmed by the rise in executions in Iran, with capital punishment continuing to be used "to instil fear among the population and suppress dissent".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

A dissent by presiding Justice Alison Tucher concluded the majority misread the proposition, which she said must adhere to the state’s civil rights laws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The trend underscores how dissent is increasingly being shaped by internet culture, particularly among the Gen Z.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

He felt her shoulders give a wriggle of dissent.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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 dissents in the same direction is rare; a fourth or fifth dissent on the 12-person committee would be without precedent in the modern era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But when the court was closely split in major cases, Kennedy was likely to be in majority while Scalia wrote scathing and increasingly personal dissents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

There were no dissents at the June meeting, Warsh’s first as chair, as central-bank officials gave him a “honeymoon” that isn’t expected to last, said Derek Tang, co-founder of LH Meyer/Monetary Policy Analytics.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

Events soon revealed violent dissents between the Girondins and the Jacobins, but, for some months after the meeting of the Legislative, Girondins and Jacobins represented together in unbroken unity the great popular party.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John

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

The decision marked the first time three Fed officials dissented in the same direction since fall 2016.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

It was the first time since 2016 where three officials dissented in the same direction, reflecting growing pressure within the Fed to act on inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“John Marshall Harlan, the great dissenter, who dissented in Wong Kim Ark and later gave a bunch of lectures, he posed the question about the sojourners,” Justice Neil Gorsuch said.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Only the queen's men had dissented, and then not loudly.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

Lorie Logan, the third dissenting vote and president of the Dallas Fed, also issued a statement on Friday, agreeing with the need for "modest action" now to reduce the need for potentially sharper hikes later.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The dissenting votes signal healthy debate about these matters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissenting with Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, went after the profit motive that leads agencies to seize first and justify later.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

But it was also meant to be a godly community, a religious home for the Puritans, who did not tolerate dissenting views on spiritual matters.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz