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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The per curiam order remanded Comcast’s complaint to the circuit court with instructions to dismiss the claims without prejudice.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
The clearest explanation for Thursday’s unsigned per curiam opinion can probably be found in a concurring opinion written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
The unsigned, one-sentence per curiam opinion does not resolve the central question in the case: Does a federal law requiring doctors to perform abortions in certain medical emergencies preempt Idaho’s law, which allows a doctor to perform the procedure only to save the life of the mother?
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
In an unsigned, per curiam opinion, the court returned the case to a lower court for further review in light of the new test.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
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Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
The clearest explanation for Thursday’s unsigned per curiam opinion can probably be found in a concurring opinion written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
The unsigned, one-sentence per curiam opinion does not resolve the central question in the case: Does a federal law requiring doctors to perform abortions in certain medical emergencies preempt Idaho’s law, which allows a doctor to perform the procedure only to save the life of the mother?
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
In an unsigned, per curiam opinion, the court returned the case to a lower court for further review in light of the new test.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
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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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