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For purposes of legal research, the court’s decision is ____________________, and the court’s opinion is ___________________________.
  1. The court’s ruling and disposition of the case; the court’s explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta.
  2. The court’s ruling and disposition of the case; the court’s interpretation of the law or legal rule that applies in the case.
  3. The court’s explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta; the court’s statement of the facts of the case.
  4. The court’s explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta; the court’s ruling and disposition of the case.
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Answer: A - The court’s ruling and disposition of the case; the court’s explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta. The decision is the court’s statement of the outcome of the case and its disposition (affirmed, reversed, reversed and remanded). The opinion of the court is the court’s commentary that explains its decision (in particular, the holding, the rationale, and dicta).
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