SCOTUS
abbreviation or noun
: the supreme court of the United States
—often used like a nickname
The U.S. Supreme Court must decide soon whether to review the Kasky v. Nike decision. … SCOTUS should review this case and overturn the California ruling.—
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The Court did stay its decision, so that Trump could appeal to SCOTUS, which seems likely to accept the case.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In the 1998 case of Beard v. Greene, SCOTUS ignored an order by the ICJ requesting a stay of execution.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Read More: SCOTUS’ Blow to Trans Rights Is History Repeating Itself
News of the clinic first broke in 1966 with a story published in The New York Times.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration is fabricating a wild conspiracy that Obama attempted a coup, but because SCOTUS wanted to protect Trump from criminal prosecution, Obama can’t be prosecuted either even if the conspiracy were true.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Still, by more than 2-to-1, more voters think SCOTUS is too conservative (43%) than too liberal in its decisions (18%, a low), while 36% think the court’s rulings are about right.
—Victoria Balara, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Federal Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order after SCOTUS ruling | RISING
Amber Duke and Lindsey Granger discuss a federal judge blocking President Trump’s order to end the birthright citizenship order.
—The Hill, 11 July 2025
Jackson wrote more – either opinions, concurrences or dissents – this term than anyone except Justice Clarence Thomas, according to Empirical SCOTUS blog.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In the 1998 case of Beard v. Greene, SCOTUS ignored an order by the ICJ requesting a stay of execution.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Read More: SCOTUS’ Blow to Trans Rights Is History Repeating Itself
News of the clinic first broke in 1966 with a story published in The New York Times.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration is fabricating a wild conspiracy that Obama attempted a coup, but because SCOTUS wanted to protect Trump from criminal prosecution, Obama can’t be prosecuted either even if the conspiracy were true.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Still, by more than 2-to-1, more voters think SCOTUS is too conservative (43%) than too liberal in its decisions (18%, a low), while 36% think the court’s rulings are about right.
—Victoria Balara, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Federal Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order after SCOTUS ruling | RISING
Amber Duke and Lindsey Granger discuss a federal judge blocking President Trump’s order to end the birthright citizenship order.
—The Hill, 11 July 2025
Jackson wrote more – either opinions, concurrences or dissents – this term than anyone except Justice Clarence Thomas, according to Empirical SCOTUS blog.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
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“SCOTUS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SCOTUS. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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