The court majority read the word to mean simply a failure to count.

The court majority ruled that the issue of abortion was a very private decision for a woman.

The court majority rejected his argument in strong moral terms.

In two other reversals, I voted with the court majority.

The court majority held that there were issues that could be decided by the trial judge.

The court majority said he should be entitled to full constitutional protections, including access to his lawyers.

A narrow but determined conservative court majority has been chipping away at federal power.

But the Court majority said "we are skeptical" that the decision will have such "sweeping implications."

"Under the present statute," the court majority said, "the death penalty may not be imposed."

It is, the Court majority asserts, proper "regulatory" action to assure the public safety.