per curiam
adverb or adjective
per cu·ri·am
(ˌ)pər-ˈkyu̇r-ē-ˌäm 
-ˈku̇r-
: by the court as a whole rather than by a single justice and usually without extended discussion
a per curiam decision
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In an unsigned, per curiam opinion, the court returned the case to a lower court for further review in light of the new test.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
That bottom-line decision is per curiam—or by the full court—and unanimous, with both liberal and conservative Justices agreeing.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Monday’s per curiam Supreme Court opinion was silent on the matter.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2024
In a case that effectively decided the 2000 election in favor of George W. Bush, the high court – in a per curiam order issued the day after oral argument – halted a recount in Florida.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at arcourts.gov.
PROCEEDINGS OF Feb. 1, 2024
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CR-23-111.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024
And in January, in another per curiam opinion, the court struck down the Department of Labor’s COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for most U.S. employers.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2022
The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the internet at arcourts.gov.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 18 Nov. 2022
The short per curiam decision said the ordinance violated the First Amendment's protections for religious freedom.
—Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2023
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
That bottom-line decision is per curiam—or by the full court—and unanimous, with both liberal and conservative Justices agreeing.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Monday’s per curiam Supreme Court opinion was silent on the matter.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2024
In a case that effectively decided the 2000 election in favor of George W. Bush, the high court – in a per curiam order issued the day after oral argument – halted a recount in Florida.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at arcourts.gov.
PROCEEDINGS OF Feb. 1, 2024
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CR-23-111.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024
And in January, in another per curiam opinion, the court struck down the Department of Labor’s COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for most U.S. employers.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2022
The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the internet at arcourts.gov.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 18 Nov. 2022
The short per curiam decision said the ordinance violated the First Amendment's protections for religious freedom.
—Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2023
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per curiam
adverb or adjective
per cu·ri·am
pər-ˈkyu̇r-ē-ˌäm, -ˈku̇r-, -əm
: by the court as a whole rather than by a single justice and usually without extended discussion
a per curiam affirmance
Etymology
Latin, by the court
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