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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concurring opinion

Justice Kagan’s opinion, tidy and correct as it is, was made even better with Justice Neil Gorsuch’s genuinely strong concurring opinion.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

In response to Kagan, Justice Amy Coney Barrett filed a concurring opinion that staked out a moderate conservative position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

In fact, in Justice Clarence Thomas’ 2019 concurring opinion in Seila Law LLC v.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025

For the limitations generally see also the concurring opinion of Justice Brandeis in Ashwander v.

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