1.   A dissenting judge called the decision a blow to free speech and public safety.

2.   A dissenting judge said, sham or not, the current legislation satisfies all constitutional concerns and should be upheld.

3.   Dissenting judges warned of the peril of delving once more for certainty in the ever shifting contents of ballot boxes.

4.   Dissenting judges, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, contended that a government contract must state it will remain intact despite changes in legislation.

5.   The dissenting judge was Clyde H. Hamilton.

6.   The dissenting judge went further, writing that the INS and the FBI had provided so little to support the allegations that he could not agree to hold Kiareldeen.

7.   The dissenting judges appeared to accept that reasoning, while the majority did not address the issue.

8.   The two dissenting judges, including Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, did not take issue with that portion of the decision.

9.   Two dissenting appellate judges also held that view.

10.   Gysi claimed a partial success, saying the dissenting judges backed his argument that the probe was politically motivated.