"And to the extent that public opinion affects prosecutors, judges and juries, then there is some impact to it."

But why do their opinions affect him so deeply now?

Likewise the opinions of others did not affect him.

"If their opinions weren't affecting policy, they may have decided that more radical action was their only choice."

Legal questions rarely exist in the abstract and the opinion of the Court may affect the rights and duties of various international actors.

Libicki says that prior beliefs or opinions affect how readers interpret information as well.

YOUR opinion about whether the economy is in its mid- or late-cycle phase could affect the type of value stocks you own.

Chinese leaders are not elected by popular vote, but public opinion, hard as it can be to gauge, affects the elite and how they work.

An ambassador's individual opinions on a particular issue should not affect administration policy.

But even the Economist 's opinion cannot affect these matters.