The explanation for the US Supreme Court's decision is called the opinion.
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per curiam
per curiam opinion.
ertiorari
In most cases a Supreme Court decision is permanent. The current Supreme Court can change the decision of a previous Supreme Court.
Deciding which cases to hear from among the thousands appealed to the court each year; Deciding the case itself; And determining an explanation for the decision, called the court's opinion.