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 ⓘ