concurrence

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But she also wrote her own concurrence, which elevated legislative history far beyond what Kagan seemed comfortable with.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

In a concurrence, Kagan—a longtime critic of the doctrine—wrote that it was unnecessary here, because the issue could be resolved by looking to the words of the statute alone.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

But Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in concurrence, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, that such penalties “are fines by any other name. And the Constitution has something to say about them: They cannot be excessive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Kavanaugh seemed to quietly walk back this language in a footnote of a Dec. 23 concurrence blocking President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Illinois.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Seriously, however, she felt tolerably persuaded that all this must have taken place with that gentleman’s concurrence.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen