Sentence examples for the decisive vote from inspiring English sources

Justice Kennedy often provides the decisive vote in ideologically divided decisions, and he has taken a special interest in cases concerning gay rights.

Justice Kennedy also provided the decisive vote in two other decisions issued Monday — on Arizona's immigration law and on a sequel to the court's decision in the Citizens United campaign finance case.

As has often happened in close decisions, Justice Anthony Kennedy is likely to cast the decisive vote.

The number of closely divided decisions was never large, and Justice Scalia was not the decisive vote in all of them.

The party that wins the election wins the decisive vote.

He then cast the decisive vote to suspend the regulations.

John Slattery, a Democratic representative from the northern coastal town of Peabody, cast the decisive vote.

Most observers see him as the decisive vote in same-sex marriage cases.

Blankenship's candidate won, and provided the decisive vote that overturned the judgment against Blankenship's company.

Then, on June 24, the full commission will make the decisive vote.

Officials say Mr. Donaldson holds the decisive vote on the issue.