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Justices have an option to dissent from a ruling issued by a majority of the Supreme Court
It means they disagreed with the majority ruling.
There are currently 9 Supreme Court Justices, so for there to be a majority ruling, 5 would have to rule a certain way.
No, they can't!
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Majority opinion
Majority opinion
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Majority opinion
For a majority ruling on the Supreme Court, a minimum of five out of the nine justices must agree. This is because a majority decision requires more than half of the justices to support a particular outcome or opinion. It is necessary to have a majority in order to establish a binding decision for the Court.
John Marshall
There was no one single judge. It was the Supreme Court who decided the case. The ruling was written by Justice Thurgood Marshall and assented to by a majority of the court, although the decision was not unanimous.