In addition to an absent seat, which is a scenario that can produce a tie vote in the Supreme Court?

a. abstention of a justice due to conflict of interest 
b. the presence of a dissenting opinion 
c. the use of judicial restraint by the Chief Justice 
d. the statement of a concurring opinion 


a. abstention of a justice due to conflict of interest 

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