Affair Quote by William O. Douglas

A dissent is the opportunity for the justices to express their differing views with respect to what the majority has done.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

Dissent is not sacred; the right of dissent is.

— Thurman Arnold

Dissent... is a right essential to any concept of the dignity and freedom of the individual; it is essential to the search for truth…

— Norman Thomas

In most civil law systems there are no dissents. There is a single opinion for the court: it is unanimous; it is highly stylized;…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Our Constitution is a mighty document, but the rights it secures require constant vigilance - and the unwavering voices of justices who dissent against…

— Jonathan Capehart

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

There are actually many justices in history who have used the dissent mechanism to discuss the law in ways that others find over time…

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent.

— Abe Fortas

In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law.

— Charles Evans Hughes

One of the litmus tests for judicial conservatism is the idea of judicial restraint - that courts should give substantial deference to the decisions…

— Jeff Greenfield

Dissent without action is consent.

— Henry David Thoreau

It's not simply to say, 'My colleagues are wrong, and I would do it this way,' but the greatest dissents do become court opinions.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg