dissenter
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“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
Justice John Marshall Harlan was the only dissenter: “Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The fourth dissenter, Gov. Stephen Miran, voted to lower interest rates for his sixth consecutive meeting.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Otherwise, the dissenter could thwart the majority’s will by dragging their feet to run out the clock.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
The occasional dissenter accuses me of betraying my fellow officers and being a rat, asserting that “what goes on in corrections should stay in corrections.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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