per curiam opinion.
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a per curiam opinion
The explanation for the US Supreme Court's decision is called the opinion.
The majority decision in a case before the Supreme Court is called the "opinion of the Court." The opinion is preceded by a Syllabus that summarizes the case and opinion; the full opinion elaborates on the Court's reasoning and case law cited as precedents.For more information on US Supreme Court opinions, see Related Questions, below.
Not necessarily. The US Supreme Court sometimes issues per curiam opinions that are binding (on the instant case) but unsigned; however, these decisions do not set precedent for future cases.
An unsigned statement of a court's decision refers to a decision that does not have the name or signature of a specific judge attached to it. Instead, it represents a decision reached collectively by the court as a whole. This can occur in cases where the judges are in full agreement and choose not to attribute individual authorship to the decision.
per curiam
The agreed ruling of more than half of the Supreme Court justices is called a majority decision; the written document is called a majority opinion or the "opinion of the Court."
The US Supreme Court decision is called the "opinion of the Court," which most often refers to the majority opinion (decision signed by the most justices) on a case. Sometimes, however, the "official decision" may be a "per curiam" ruling (issued unsigned) or a "plurality" (an opinion, often concurring in judgment, endorsed by more justices than the formal "opinion of the Court.").For more information, see Related Questions, below.
a per curiam opinion
The explanation for the US Supreme Court's decision is called the opinion.
Verdict (typically refers to a jury decision) or judgment(final decision of the court).
The decision of the jury is called a verdict. The decision of a judge is called her ruling or holding.
Opinion of the court.
In the Supreme Court, the written decision and legal reasoning for a case is called an Opinion.
The written legal reasoning behind a court's decision is called an opinion.
The agreed ruling of more than half of the Supreme Court justices is called a majority decision.