The courts
concurring opinion
An opinion by a judge who agrees with the outcome but not entirely with the reasoning. Not binding, but sometimes more influential than the majority.
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A concurrence may accept the result on narrower grounds, which matters when the majority lacks five votes for its full reasoning: the narrowest concurrence can become the controlling rule. Concurrences also plant flags, inviting future litigants to bring the case that would let the Court go further.
Also written as: concurrence
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