Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: The decision was handed down by a vote of 7 to 1 with the majority opinion written by Justice Henry Billings Brown and the minority opinion written by Justice John Marshall Harlan .
Simplified: The decision was handed down by a vote of 7 to 1 with the majority opinion written by Justice Henry Billings Brown and the dissent written by Justice John Marshall Harlan .