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742 documents for obiter dictum

- Obiter Dictum
[Latin, By the way.] Words of an opinion entirely unnecessary for the decision of the case. A remark made or opinion expressed by...
- West's Encyclopedia of American Law
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- Camreta v. Greene, 563 U.S. (2011)
... that such adetermination is "not mere dictum in the ordinary sense"). Opinion of the Court They...Ante, at 2. For the firsttime, obiter dictum is treated not just as precedent forfuture ...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Obiter Dictum
(Latin: "Said in passing.") In an opinion, a judge may make observations or incidental remarks. Because these comments are unnecessa...
- Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
- KA-PU

- Commentary: The Right to Bear Arms
All right, pop quiz. Airport, gunman with one hostage. He's using her for cover; he's almost to a plane. You're a hundred feet away. What do you do?

...Kelly, 222 AD2d 277 (1st Dept. 1995) (dictum); People v. Flook, 164 Misc.2d 284, 625 N.Y.S.2d 4... a variety of reasons such as either being obiter dictum, or a distinct set of facts or having been ...
- Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
- April 12, 2011
- Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P. A. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 559 U. S. (2010)
... In contrast, Hanna’s obscure obiter dictum that a court “need not wholly blind itsel...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- The Louisiana 'Explanatory Exception': Faithfulness to Louisiana?s Hearsay Framework or Mere Storytime with the Prosecution?
Introduction - II. Anatomy of an Anecdote: What Is the Explanatory - Exception? - A. The Rule: Hearsay - B. The "Exception": Explanation - C. What It Was and What It Is - D. Scope of the Exception - . Relevancy - . Verbal Statements v. Conduct - . Constitutional Restrictions - . Other Evidentiary Limitations - III. Louisiana’s Application of the Explanatory Exception: - A Tumultuous Tale - A. The Supreme Court Trilogy - B. Too Much Hearsay Relevancy - C. Uncaging of the Beast: Inconsistent Appellate - Application - . Blatant Explanatory Exception Abuse - . Specific Categories of Misuse - IV. Resolving the Plot’s Central Conflict: How to Legally - Apply the Explanatory Exception in Louisiana - A. Return to a Proper Relevancy Analysis - . Explanations of an Officer’s Conduct - . Explan...
- Louisiana Law Review
- Nbr. 71-4, July 2011
- Bennis v. Michigan, 516 U.S. 442 (1996)
...But she concedes that this comment was obiter dictum, and "[i]t is to the holdings of our cases,...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Small Business Taxation @ Gowlings - July 11, 2011.
.... Nevertheless, in obiter dictum, Woods J. suggested that the narrow interpr...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Nbr. 2011, January 2011
- Bennis v. Michigan, 516 U.S. 442 (1996)
...But she concedes that this comment was obiter dictum, and "[i]t is to the holdings of our cases,...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Maryland Court of Appeals Case Summaries: August 28, 2011
Evidence Subsequent repairs

...at 426. First, this language is dictum and ought not be granted the same weight as the ho..., such opinion is not to be regarded as obiter dictum, although the final judgment in the case ma...
- The Daily Record (Baltimore)
- September 04, 2011