A written Supreme Court opinion that, in the absence of a majority opinion, represents the reasoning of most of the justices who side with the winning party is a

A. leading opinion.
B. prevailing opinion.
C. concurring opinion.
D. plurality opinion.
E. per curiam.


Answer: D

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