| 1. | The sole dissenting opinion was written by Justice John C . Major.
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| 2. | It took him barely two months to file his first dissenting opinion.
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| 3. | Kennedy also filed his own dissenting opinion, joined by the chief justice.
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| 4. | Justice William J . Brennan Jr . wrote in his dissenting opinion.
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| 5. | In defense of the court, one justice did write a dissenting opinion.
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| 6. | Justice William J . Brennan Jr . wrote in a dissenting opinion.
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| 7. | Alim has also held dissenting opinions from the rest of the court.
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| 8. | Justices Antonin Scalia filed a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas.
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| 9. | 2 ) a dissenting opinion by former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter
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| 10. | No one at the appeals court would comment on the dissenting opinion.
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