Template:Court opinion part/doc
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This template is to insert authorship information about an individual court opinion part (majority, concurrence, etc.) into case briefs.
Usage
Copy and paste the text from the box below into a case brief page below the case brief infobox template. Each opinion part should have its own box on the case brief page.
Fill in the data to the right of the equals sign.
{{Court opinion part | opinion_order = | opinion_type = <!-- "majority," "plurality," "unanimous," "concurrence," "dissent," OR "concur/dissent" --> | written_by = | joined_by = }}
Description of fields
Field | Description |
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opinion_order | The sequential position in which this opinion part appears in the court opinion, starting with 1 and counting up. |
opinion_type | One of "majority," "plurality," "unanimous," "concurrence," "dissent," OR "concur/dissent." |
written_by | The justice who wrote this opinion part. |
joined_by | The justices who joined the majority decision. If multiple, separate by asterisk. If the decision was unanimous, simply leave blank. |