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The Holding-Dictum Spectrum, Andrew C. Michaels
The Holding-Dictum Spectrum, Andrew C. Michaels
Arkansas Law Review
Presumably, the terms holding and dictum have some objective meaning. One would not say, “I do not agree with this statement, so it is dictum.” One might say, “This statement is dictum, so it is not binding.” So what, then, is dictum? More specifically, to what extent does the breadth of a generalization affect its status as holding or dictum?