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.National Review

Examples of SCOTUS in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This means more than half the country disagreed with all nine SCOTUS justices, including left-wing Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Larry Elder, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024 During oral arguments in February, SCOTUS justices expressed concerns about letting states decide who is eligible for the presidency, offering a preview of their final decision. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024 The ruling from the conservative Fifth Circuit sets the stage for yet another SCOTUS ruling to settle an ongoing debate about Texas’s border policies. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024 Continue reading … 'EXTRAORDINARY IMPORTANCE' – Major oil companies ask SCOTUS to intervene in high-stakes climate case. Fox News, 29 Feb. 2024 On today's The Excerpt podcast, the stakes are high in a SCOTUS fishing case. USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024 The Dobbs case was finally, rightly decided by SCOTUS. Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024 The state courts’ collective conclusions would be added to the chain of decisions, the reasoning in which would be vital for the nine SCOTUS justices to consider in their own deliberations. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024 Government requests for information on X users come in the form of national security letters and orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), both of which Congress has deemed confidential, the US government told SCOTUS. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of SCOTUS was in 1879

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“SCOTUS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SCOTUS. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Legal Definition

SCOTUS

abbreviation
Supreme Court of the United States

Biographical Definition

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biographical name (1)

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2 of 2

biographical name (2)

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