per curiam
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of per curiam
< Medieval Latin: literally, through the court
Example Sentences
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The court’s opinion was an unsigned per curiam, which means no single justice has authorship.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
The court issued a two-part per curiam opinion on the case.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
The per curiam decision said that Arkansas’s justices had failed to properly apply the court’s landmark decision that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, Obergefell v.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2017
The court issued an unsigned per curiam opinion, so Justice Ginsburg didn’t reveal her personal leanings, but her participation signals she’s not likely to step aside.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 2017
Martin was decided in a unanimous per curiam opinion.
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
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