On: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died

[rdancer]

Split decision means the lower court decision is affirmed. Simple majority is required for a reversal, or any change to status quo.

Think about the Supreme Court as a very small Senate. The individual justices do not make decisions. The whole body does. They do operate a lot like a legislative body procedurally.

[hysan → rdancer]

Ah ok, thanks for explaining it.