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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Recent Examples of supreme court
The professional embarrassments even take place at the level of state supreme courts.
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Martin Kaste, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Franks rejected that argument, saying five state supreme court cases said otherwise.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But the supreme court granted a rare stay to Duckett’s execution to await the results of the DNA tests that Welke ordered last month.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Statewide, aside from the governorship held by Ron DeSantis for nearly two terms, Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature, and all seven seats of the state supreme court.
—Philip Wang, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
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Martin Kaste, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Franks rejected that argument, saying five state supreme court cases said otherwise.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But the supreme court granted a rare stay to Duckett’s execution to await the results of the DNA tests that Welke ordered last month.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Statewide, aside from the governorship held by Ron DeSantis for nearly two terms, Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature, and all seven seats of the state supreme court.
—Philip Wang, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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Yet even a disappointing ruling at the high court doesn’t mean the MAHA movement is defeated or should completely go scorched earth on the administration.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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The high court's last major Fourth Amendment case eight years ago dealt with the privacy of location data, but that was after a suspect was identified rather than while still searching for a suspect.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The accusations paralleled those against Crasso in the Vatican tribunal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yam Perera Núñez was granted a $33,002 bond, but is still behind bars due to an immigration hold.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Twenty years later, Edward Threatt, whose father once ran a bar and restaurant next to the station, led his family’s efforts to restore the building, aided by grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other organizations.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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