Dissenter

A dissenter (from the Latin dissentire, “to disagree”), is one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc. In the social and religious history of England and Wales, and, by extension, Ireland, however, it refers particularly to a member of a religious body who has, for one reason or another, separated from the Established Church or any other kind of Protestant who refuses to recognise the supremacy of the Established Church in areas where the established Church is or was Anglican.

Originally, the term included English and Welsh Roman Catholics whom the original draft of the Nonconformist Relief Act 1779 styled "Protesting Catholic Dissenters." In practice, however, it designates Protestant Dissenters referred to in sec. ii. of the Act of Toleration of 1689 (see English Dissenters.)

The term has also been applied to those bodies who dissent from the Presbyterian Church of Scotland which is the national church of Scotland. In this connotation the terms "dissenter" and "dissenting," which had acquired a somewhat contemptuous flavor, have tended since the middle of the 18th century to be replaced by "nonconformist," a term which did not originally imply secession, but only refusal to conform in certain particulars (for example the wearing of the surplice) with the authorized usages of the Established Church.

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California appeals court upholds ban on higher-capacity magazines, spurring unusual video dissent

Colorado Springs Gazette 21 Mar 2025
An appeals court has upheld California’s law banning gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, a decision that prompted one judge to record an unusual video dissent while loading guns in his chambers. The 9th U.S. Circuit ....
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Judge shares video disassembling guns in chambers in dissent against ruling

CBS News 21 Mar 2025
Judge Lawrence VanDyke released the video after a California appeals court upheld a ban on high-capacity gun magazines ... .
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Appeals Judge Makes Video to Explain Dissent in California Magazine Ban Case

The Epoch Times 21 Mar 2025
Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the U.S ... So he made a YouTube video to explain his dissent of the court’s ruling ... ....
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Since the late 1700s, Park Square has been a center of political discord and dissent

The Berkshire Eagle 21 Mar 2025
Pittsfield’s town square had a history of political activity dating back to its earliest days. In fact, it was born of controversy ....
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US judge films video of himself loading handguns in chambers in dissent against California court ruling

CNN 21 Mar 2025
... one judge to record an unusual video dissent that shows him loading guns in his chambers ... Judge Lawrence VanDyke disagreed, and included a link to a video of himself posted on YouTube in his dissent.
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Park City formally opts for ranked-choice voting, with one dissenter

Park Record 21 Mar 2025
" data-image-caption=" ... City Councilors Tana Toly, Bill Ciraco and Ryan Dickey cast the votes in favor of ranked-choice voting, while City Councilor Ed Parigian dissented ... “I’m willing to try. I’m willing to give it a shot,” he said ... 12-19 ... ....
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Criminalizing Dissent: Greenpeace Ordered to Pay $667M to Dakota Access Pipeline Firm Over Protests

Scheerpost 21 Mar 2025
A jury in North Dakota has ordered Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages for defaming Energy Transfer Partners, the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline ... Greenpeace plans to appeal the ruling. Transcript ... I live in Bismarck ... Yeah ... .
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Shashi Tharoor, Shama Mohamed & More: Congress Struggles On Tightrope Between Dissent & Freedom Of Speech

News18 20 Mar 2025
The Congress wants to show it’s different but it also faces an issue when some of their own speak words that embolden the BJP ... .
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Gun-Handling Judge Posts a Novel YouTube Dissent in Second Amendment Case

Wall Street Journal 20 Mar 2025
The video has sparked some pushback from fellow judges on the federal appeals court ... .
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'Stunning': Dem senator accuses Trump of 'coordinated legal assault on political dissent'

Raw Story 20 Mar 2025
Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Thursday outlined what he described as a "coordinated, relentless legal assault on political dissent" by President Donald Trump and his allies ... intended to intimidate dissenters.
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Doxxed, Detained, Deported: Campus dissent faces a Trumped-up crackdown

The Times of India 20 Mar 2025
TOI Correspondent from Washington ... The unnamed researcher, on assignment for the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), was traveling to a conference near Houston and was denied entry to the US before being expelled, Baptiste said.
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