Talk:Legal opinion
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[edit] Re judiciary
I just added this section based on what I know with some reference to a law dictionary. However, most of my information applies only to the Court of Appeals of the State of Arizona, and I don't know whether other states are significantly different from Arizona in this regard. Hopefully someone with knowledge of law in several states can check my facts. Also, I realize that the section is very US-centric, but I'm not at all qualified to comment on other jurisdictions. Please add (if this concept even applies elsewhere). Jeeves 18:39, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- The "In judicial practice" section should specify in the section the jurisdiction that it relates to. EEye 14:35, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merger proposal
I propose merging the four articles on majority, concurring, dissenting, and plurality opinions into this article. All four are variations on the same theme of legal opinions. While they stand alone fine as separate articles, the current material is short enough to put everything in the same article and concentrate the coverage of these intimately similar concepts.--Chaser - T 03:17, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- If we do merge the opinions we should differentiate non-judicial opinions. Legal opinions may be rendered by a practitioner for a client regarding a particular legal issue. For example, the term 'opinion work' in patent litigation often times refer to patent claim interpretation. That is, the legal opinion may interpret whether the claims of a patent in suit infringes on the accused product. Thus, I suggest an organization with an upper level judicial and non-judicial opinion work. -- Colobikeguy 12:04, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
