concurring opinion

American  

noun

Law.

1. (in appellate courts) an opinion filed by a judge that agrees with the majority or plurality opinion on the case but that bases this conclusion on different reasons or on a different view of the case.

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Example Sentences

In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the NCAA’s other restrictions on athlete compensation also “raise serious questions under the antitrust laws”: “Price-fixing labor is price-fixing labor.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

But as Justice Brett Kavanaugh pointed out in a concurring opinion, it may be years before there will be a final decision on the merits.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

In a concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas noted the “majority” in the workplace differs by workplace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

One of the justices on the panel, Judge Patrick Higginbotham, wrote a concurring opinion expressing frustration with the test, and asked the Supreme Court to intervene.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

Justice Frankfurter presented a concurring opinion for himself and Justices Jackson, Rutledge and Burton.

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 Corwin, Edward Samuel