The Majority Opinion Is

The majority opinion is:

A) an opinion expressed in the friend-of-the-court brief.
B) an opinion of only one judge who agrees with the outcome and reasoning employed by the court.
C) an opinion written by a judge who agrees with the outcome of a case but disagrees with the reasoning behind it.
D) an opinion of the court,written by a single judge and joined by other judges who voted the same way.
E) an opinion of the Supreme Court that only three justices need to agree for a case to be heard.