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.
surface form: 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"
surface form: Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Lynch v. Donnelly Warren E. Burger
surface form: Chief Justice 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.
Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia
surface form: Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision)
John Jay via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia
surface form: Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision)
James Wilson via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia
surface form: Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision)
William Cushing via predicate surface "majorityBy"
Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia
surface form: 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 John Paul Stevens
surface form: Justice 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 Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite via predicate surface "hasMajorityAuthor"
surface form: Morrison R. Waite
Edwards v. South Carolina Potter Stewart
Morse v. Frederick John G. Roberts Jr. via predicate surface "majorityBy"
surface form: Chief Justice 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 Brooke Taney
surface form: Roger B. Taney
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Charles Evans Hughes
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Justice Louis D. Brandeis via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
surface form: Louis Brandeis
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Justice Harlan F. Stone via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
surface form: Harlan F. Stone
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Justice Owen J. Roberts via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
surface form: Owen J. Roberts
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo via predicate surface "hasJusticeInMajority"
surface form: Benjamin N. Cardozo
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 Hugo L. Black
surface form: Justice Hugo Black
Florida v. Jardines Antonin Scalia