Which of the Following Statements Are Obiter? Please Select All

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are obiter? Please select all that apply.

• A) Something said by a judge in a dissenting judgment.
• B) Speculation on the outcome of the case had the facts been different.
• C) The legal reasoning behind the decision.
• D) An explanation of what the outcome of the case might have been had the facts been different.

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Definitions:

Legal Immigrants

Individuals who have been granted the right to live permanently and work in a country other than their own, following the legal processes of immigration.

Reagan Administration

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Communist Nations

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Refugee Act

Legislation passed in 1980 by the United States to establish a comprehensive federal policy for the resettlement and humanitarian assistance of refugees.