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The Supreme Court must have a simple majority to render a decision in a case.
The Supreme Court must have a simple majority to render a decision in a case.
The supreme court decision in the case Roe v. Wade was 7 votes for Roe, and 2 votes against Roe. ....... legal provision: Due process. the judges in the case were ( by last name ): Burger ( wrote a regular conurence..... voted for women to have a right to abbortion.) Douglas ( wrote a regular concurence) Brennan ( voted with the majority) Stewart ( wrote a regular concurence) White ( wrote a dissent ... voted that we should not have the right to abbortion.) Marshall ( voted with the majority) Blackmun ( wrote the majority opinion) Powell ( voted with the majority) Rehnquist ( wrote a dissent.)
The Tinker, or Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, was a Supreme Court decision. Justice Abe Fortas wrote the majority opinion.
A decision or opinion to which most justices agree may be called a "majority decision" or "majority opinion". When a majority agreeing to a single point-of-view issues a unified written decision, the term is "opinion of the Court."
In civil cases, a verdict may be reached by a majority of nine of the twelve members.
Thurgood Marshall
For a case to be heard before the U. S. Supreme Court there must be a quorum. This requires at least six Justices to be present. There is a total of nine Justices on the Supreme Court but illness or recusals could cause less than 9 on a case. For a decision to be rendered it requires a majority of the Justices hearing the case. If all Justices are present the majority would require 5 or more to met this requirement.
In the US Supreme Court, a decision requires a simple majority of the justices hearing the case. If all nine justices are present, the minimum for for a majority is 5 votes of 9.
The Chief Justice's decision on a case carries the same weight as the other justices. And yes, it must be a majority opinion for the ruling to stand, but the Chief Justice does not have to agree.
Buchanan was president when the Court gave out its ruling, but Pierce was president during the majority of the case.
Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000) was issued as an unsigned Per Curiam decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion.For more information, see Related Links, below.