Sentences with dissented
dis·sent
D d - Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- But a few thinkers dissented from the standard British, and Australian, view.
- The Greens and Democrats dissented from the committee's report, although they supported some of the recommendations.
- But Justice Michael McHugh, who dissented with Justice Ian Callinan.
- Stevens dissented from the majority in a case that lifted prohibitions on flag burning.
- In 1986, Stevens strongly dissented when the court upheld a Georgia anti-sodomy law and said gays had no protected rights under the Constitution.
- Over two decades, Thomas and Scalia have repeatedly dissented when the court ruled for prisoners who alleged they were subjected to cruelty.