hasMajorityOpinionBy

P11469
predicate

Indicates that a majority of the relevant group or decision-making body holds or supports the opinion expressed by the referenced entity.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
hasMajorityOpinionBy canonical 47
majorityJudges 15
hasJusticeInMajority 12

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasMajorityOpinionBy
Generated description
Indicates that a majority of the relevant group or decision-making body holds or supports the opinion expressed by the referenced entity.

Sample triples (93)

Subject Object
Chiafalo v. Washington Elena Kagan
Employment Division v. Smith Antonin Scalia via predicate surface "hasMajorityAuthor"
Gitlow v. New York Edward Terry Sanford
Shelby County v. Holder John G. Roberts, Jr.
linked to: John G. Roberts Jr.
Shelby County v. Holder Antonin Scalia via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
Shelby County v. Holder Anthony M. Kennedy via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
Shelby County v. Holder Clarence Thomas via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
Shelby County v. Holder Samuel A. Alito, Jr. via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
linked to: Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Lynch v. Donnelly Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
linked to: Warren E. Burger
Cutter v. Wilkinson Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Plyler v. Doe William J. Brennan Jr.
South Carolina v. Katzenbach Earl Warren
Alabama v. Shelton Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dartmouth College v. Woodward John Marshall via predicate surface "hasMajorityAuthor"
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections William O. Douglas
Buck v. Bell opinion Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision) John Jay via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision) James Wilson via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision) William Cushing via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision) John Blair Jr. via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Nixon v. Fitzgerald Lewis F. Powell Jr. via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago John Marshall Harlan via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe Thurgood Marshall via predicate surface "hasMajorityAuthor"
Kelo v. City of New London Justice John Paul Stevens
linked to: John Paul Stevens
Edwards v. Aguillard William J. Brennan Jr.
Minersville School District v. Gobitis Felix Frankfurter via predicate surface "hasMajorityAuthor"
United States v. Cruikshank Morrison R. Waite via predicate surface "hasMajorityAuthor"
Edwards v. South Carolina Potter Stewart
Morse v. Frederick Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. via predicate surface "majorityBy"
linked to: John G. Roberts Jr.
Abington School District v. Schempp Tom C. Clark via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) Mason via predicate surface "majorityJudges"
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) Brennan via predicate surface "majorityJudges"
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) Deane via predicate surface "majorityJudges"
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) Toohey via predicate surface "majorityJudges"
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) Gaudron via predicate surface "majorityJudges"
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) McHugh via predicate surface "majorityJudges"
Bowsher v. Synar Warren E. Burger
Texas v. White Salmon P. Chase
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge Roger B. Taney
linked to: Roger Brooke Taney
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Charles Evans Hughes
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Louis Brandeis via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Harlan F. Stone via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Owen J. Roberts via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Benjamin N. Cardozo via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
Fletcher v. Peck John Marshall
Eisner v. Macomber Justice Mahlon Pitney
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. Melville W. Fuller
Bridges v. California Hugo L. Black via predicate surface "hasMajorityAuthor"
Bridges v. California Justice Hugo Black
linked to: Hugo L. Black
Florida v. Jardines Antonin Scalia